Maria Claudia Pulido Explained

Maria Claudia Pulido
Office1:Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
President1:Gabriel Boric
Term Start1:17 August 2020
Predecessor1:Paulo Abrão
Education:Universidad Externado de Colombia
Washington College of Law
Nationality:Colombian

Maria Claudia Pulido is a Colombian human rights lawyer and Acting Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) since 17 August 2020.[1] She succeeded Paulo Abrão after Organization of American States Secretary General Luis Almagro announced that he would not renew Abrão's contract as Executive Secretary of the IACHR.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OAS. 2009-08-01. IACHR Staff. 2020-09-27. www.oas.org. en.
  2. News: 2020-09-17. CIDH elegirá un nuevo secretario ejecutivo tras diferendo con Almagro. La Razón. 2020-09-27.