| Title | Ms. |
| Nationality | Paraguay |
| Committee | Committee on the Rights of the Child |
| Date First Elected | 02/13/2003 |
| Date Term Expires | 02/28/2011 |
| Position on Committee | Committee member |
| Professional Background | Main professional activities:
- Activities to uphold and protect the rights of the child generally
- Drafting of national laws and municipal bylaws; institutional adaptation of the National Police; adaptation of educational reforms as regards participation by children; action to combat trafficking in children;
- strengthening of legal adoption; defending and promoting children's rights in 100 municipal governments;
- publicity campaigns; child domestic labour; annual national gathering on the rights of the child
Other main activities in the field of relevance to the treaty body concerned:
- Represents the Coordinator for non-governmental organizations concerned with the rights of the child on the Adoption Centre Board (governing body)
List of most recent publications in the field:
- Adopción internacional o tráfico de niños? (International adoption or trafficking in children?)
- Trabajo infantil doméstico - Criaditas (Child domestic labour, housemaids) (with other authors)
- En la calle - Street children in Asunción |
| Educational Background | Completed the coursework on social communication at the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Catholic University, Asunción (thesis in preparation) |
| Current occupation | Deputy Director of the non-governmental organization Global . Infancia. Programme coordinator for the institution (rights of the child in local government; municipal rights-of-the-child boards; child domestic labour; child organization and attendance at school; police commitment to children's rights) |
| Language | Spanish (Español), English, Portuguese (Português), Italian (Italiano), French (Français) |
| Working Language | English, Spanish |