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AVILA PINTO, Renata [
Sybelstrasse 6, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
+502 24608256 +44 2032897004 *international
renataavila.org
Skype: renata.avila.pinto
Sex Female | Date of birth 01/01/1981| Nationality Guatemalan
WORK EXPERIENCE
December 2013 up to this date Digital Rights Director, Web We Want
World Wide Web Foundation (Washington D.C. – London – Cape Town) webfoundation.org
▪ Leading the strategic legal, political and social planning and tactical implementation of the Web We Want campaign that engages millions of ordinary people in celebrating and defending the fundamental rights of Internet users. Building relationships, producing policy positions and working together with the Web inventor, Sir Tim Berners – Lee in the drafting process of an Internet Bill of Rights. Site of Project: webwewant.org
September 2014 up to this date Fellow Centre for Internet & Human Rights (Forschungsstelle Internet & Menschenrechte) at European University Viadrina (Germany) Website: https://cihr.eu/
▪ Creating Human Rights Guidelines for Internet Start-‐ups and Entrepreneurs. Comparative Research of good practices and policies in Latin America and Africa and comparative review with German policies.
February 2013 – January 2015 Researcher at Cyberstewards Network
Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
▪ Working on evidenced-‐based research for policy advocacy to ensure and promote a secure and open Internet, studying the impact of the anti-‐drugs policies in the privacy of Central American and Mexican Citizens.
June 2011 up to this date Legal Advisor
Independent legal advisor on asylum and general human rights issues in Latin America.
▪ Preparing and filling different petitions on general human rights issues within the UN System of Human Rights and the Interamerican System of Human Rights under the direction of formr Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón Real and US Constitutional lawyer Michael Ratner.
December 2011 to May 2014 Country Researcher, Mapping Digital Media Project
Open Society Foundations, London
▪ Country Researcher for Mapping Digital Media project, examining the global opportunities and risks created by the transition from traditional to digital media in Guatemala and how these changes affect the core democratic service that any media system should provide: news about political, economic, and social affairs.
January 2010 to November 2011 Co – Director, Technology for Transparency Initiative Global Voices Online
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
▪ Co – Directing the Technology for Transparency Network, a research and mapping project that aimed to improve understanding of online technology projects that increase transparency and accountability in Central & Eastern Europe, East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-‐Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the former Soviet Union. The project was supported by the Transparency and Accountability Initiative.
July 2010 – October 2010 Consultant for Project “Developing Financially Viable Media in Emerging Markets” World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-‐IFRA) Paris
August 2008 – January 2011 Public Policy and Legal Advisor
Fundación 2020
▪ Design, implementation and monitoring of long term policies for Guatemala in priority areas: Health, Sustainable Rural Development, Education, Security and Rule of Law to tap the full potential of the country and overcome inequality.
February 2008 up to this date Independent Consultant for Open Net Initiative
Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University
▪ Carrying out and documenting research in Latin America related to: Internet filtering, the legal framework regulating Internet communication, an overview of Internet infrastructure and usage, and a summary of the political and social context. Writing and editing country profiles for Latin America for www.opennet.net.
October 2006 – June 2008 Lawyer and Project Coordinator for the Genocide Case and the Anti-‐Racism Project
Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation
▪ Lawyer on the Guatemala Genocide Case Before Spanish Courts and coordinator of “Evidence Project , collecting testimonies from genocide survivors of six different Mayan groups in partnership with the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and Researcher for the Support Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples Oxlajuj Tz`ikin, investigating legal, social and economic barriers for indigenous peoples within the legal syste. Drafting of the Law against Discrimination and Racism. Co – Author of Handbook ¨Discrimination as a crime in the Guatemalan Legislation¨.
June 2005 – March 2006
Master of Laws in Intellectual Property
Universitá Degli Studi di Torino (Italy)
January 1999 – April 2005 Lawyer and Public Notary
Francisco Marroquin University (Guatemala)
January 1999 – April 2005 Licentiate Degree in Judicial and Social Sciences Cum Laude
Universitá Degli Studi di Torino (Italy)
June 2004 Public International Law Diploma
Winter 2005 – 2006 Internship Marcotulli Clemente and Associates
General Practice in Anti Trust and EU Law, Rome, Italy.
Summer 2002 Internship Interamerican Court of Human Righst
Internship at the Interamerican Court of Human Rights under the direction of the President of the Court, Antonio Augusto Cancado Trindade.
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COLLABORATION
• Member of the International Board of Directors, Creative Commons (2013 up to this date) • Member of the Advisory Board, Courage Foundation • Member of the Advisory Board, Congreso Transparente (Guatemala) • Member of the Board of Directors, Whistleblower Netzwerk (Germany)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Mother tongue(s) Spanish
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 IELTS and TOEFL.
German A2 A2 A1 A1 A1 Levels: A1/2: Basic user -‐ B1/2: Independent user -‐ C1/2 Proficient user
Computer skills ▪ Good command of free software technologies, basic coding. Advanced security and encryption practices.
Volunteer activities ▪ Member of the International Board of Directors of Creative Commons. ▪ Member of the Advisory Board of Courage Foundation. ▪ Member of the Advisory Board of Congreso Transparente ▪ Member of the Science Council of the Web Index. ▪ Member of Freedom Online Coalition Working Group “Rule of Law”
Publications
Presentations And Projects
Honours and awards
Memberships
A Criminal Sate: Myrna Mack v. Guatemala (2004) Genocide and extreme racism: the case of Guatemala (2007) From Legality to Impunity: prosecution for crimes against humanity in Guatemala (2008) Handbook: Discrimination as a crime, its elements. (2008) Privacy and Human Rights (Guatemalan Chapter) (2007) (2008) Developing Financially Viable Media in Emerging Markets (2010) Global Mapping of Technology for Transparency and Accountability (2011) Guidelines for Lima: How technology can improve public service delivery and encourage citizen collaboration (2011) Mapping Digital Media in Guatemala (2014) Women and Technology: a conversation (upcoming) Participation in dialogues and keynotes in Stockholm Internet Forum, Google at Liberty, Columbia University, American University, Cyberdialogue at University of Toronto, MIT Media Forum, RightsCon San Francisco. Microsoft Award to best Master thesis (University of Toronto, 2005), Awarded Student 2003, 2004. Francisco Marroquín University. Guatemalan Bar Association, Guatemalan Notary Association, International Association of Political Science, Creative Commons Project Lead, Global Voices Online Author.