Visiting scholar Siomara Sosa wins human rights defender award

Former prosecutor receives Alice Zachmann Human Rights Defender award from Guatemala Human Rights Commission

Visiting scholar Siomara Sosa wins human rights defender award

March 13, 2025

Visiting scholar Siomara Sosa has received the honor of the Alice Zachmann Human Rights Defender Award by the Guatemala Human Rights Commission. Receiving the award at a ceremony in Washington DC on March 13, Siomara accepted the award on behalf of the Guatemalan community in exile and women prosecutors who have suffered harassment and imprisonment for fighting against corruption.

We're proud to host Siomara at the Center this semester, and sincerely congratulate her on this deserved honor.

 

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