Erika Guevara Rosas Explained

Erika Guevara Rosas
Birth Name:	Erika Guevara Rosas
Alma Mater:	York University
Occupation:	Lawyer, activist

Erika Guevara Rosas is a Mexican-American human rights lawyer and feminist, and the Americas Director at Amnesty International (AI),^[1] Prior to her tenure with AI, she was the Americas Director at the Global Fund for Women.

Education

Guevara Rosas has a master's degree in Women's Studies, a Post-Graduate degree in Migration and Refugee Studies from York University, and her LLB from Universidad de Londres.^[2]

Affiliations

In May 2015, Erika joined activist Christine Ahn, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Leymah Gbowee and Mairead Maguire, and thirty other participants in a peace march across the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amnesty International welcomes new Americas director . 17 September 2013 . Amnesty International . 8 December 2014.
2. Web site: Erika Guevara-Rosas - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center. www.womensmediacenter.com. en. 2017-11-25.
3. Web site: North Korea's Fellow Travelers. Foreign Policy. 30 April 2015 . 2017-11-27.
4. News: Gloria Steinem and peace activists cross the DMZ between North and South Korea. 2015-05-25. Women in the World in Association with The New York Times - WITW. 2017-11-27. en-US.