José Miguel Vivanco

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vivanco and the second or maternal family name is Inostroza.

José Miguel Vivanco Inostroza (born January 3, 1961) is a Chilean human rights lawyer, and the former executive director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch. He is now an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

José Miguel Vivanco
Vivanco in 2014
Born	(1961-01-03) January 3, 1961 (age 63) Chile
Education	University of Chile, Harvard Law School
Occupation	Lawyer
Known for	former executive director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch

Biography

Vivanco graduated as a lawyer from the University of Chile and later studied for a master's degree in law from Harvard. After graduating from his master's degree, he worked at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States (OAS), first as a legal advisor and then as a lawyer. In 1990 he founded the Center for Justice and International Law (Cejil), a non-governmental organization that presents complaints about the region to international human rights organizations.^[1][2][3]

In 1994 Vivanco began serving as executive director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch.^[4] He has also been an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, American University Washington College of Law, and the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.^[5][6]

References

1. "José Miguel Vivanco" (in Spanish). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
2. "José Miguel Vivanco" (in Spanish). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
3. "Category: José Miguel Vivanco Infobae" (in Spanish). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
4. "José Miguel Vivanco, de Human Rights Watch: "La teoría del lawfare me parece un total disparate"" (in Spanish). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
5. "José Miguel Vivanco: "Gobiernos se aprovecharon de la pandemia para concentrar el poder"" (in Spanish). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
6. "El director de Human Rights Watch para las Américas criticó a Alberto Fernández tras el fallo de la Corte Suprema por las clases presenciales" (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.