She has experience as a consultant on gender and human rights. She has also worked as a researcher and teaching assistant at the Human Rights Center of the Catholic Pontifical University of Ecuador, where she worked on numerous cases related to indigenous peoples and forced disappearances in the Inter-American human rights system and domestic courts.
She has worked for the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights, and Religion of Ecuador, monitoring Ecuador’s compliance with international obligations before the Inter-American and universal human rights systems. She has given many talks and trainings on gender, human rights fundamentals, international human rights systems, indigenous rights, and human trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation.
Estefanny received her law degree from Catholic Pontifical University (Ecuador) and her Master in International Protection of Human Rights from the University of Alcalá (Spain). She holds a PhD Cum Laude from the University of Alcalá in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies with a thesis on the protection of women trafficking victims of sexual exploitation from a gender perspective.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
Latacunga, Ecuador.
WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK?
Spanish and English.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WORKING FOR WOMEN’S LINK?
It is a personal and professional goal of mine to use my legal knowledge, experience, and skills to work for equality for women and girls all over the world.