Sara Giménez Giménez

For other people named Sara Giménez, see Sara Giménez.

Sara Giménez Giménez (born, Huesca, 19 January 1977) is a Spanish Roma lawyer who stands out for her fight for the integration of the gitano community into society. She also fights against the inequalities suffered by minorities based on race or sexual orientation. She became a member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance in 2018 and joined the board of Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) the following year.

Sara Gimenez Gimenez
(2018)
Born	19 January 1977 (1977-01-19) (age 46) Huesca, Spain
Other names	Sara Gimenez
Alma mater	University of Zaragoza University of the Basque Country
Occupation	Lawyer
Organization	European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Political party	Citizens
Movement	Integration of the gitano community into society
Board member of	President, Fundación Secretariado Gitano

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Giménez, the second or maternal family name is Giménez.

Education

"I studied Law because it was very clear to me the need to work for the real equality of my people, especially, Roma women." (Sara Giménez, 12 January 2018)^[1]

Giménez studied law at the University of Zaragoza^[2] and completed her studies with a Postgraduate Degree in human rights at the University of the Basque Country. She has also been trained in Direction and Management of NGOs and has specialized studies on minors, immigration, and criminal law, among other specialties.^[1]

Career

As head of the Department of Equality and the Fight against Discrimination of the FSG, she carried out direct legal support in the defense of cases of discrimination before the courts and directed the annual report Discriminación y comunidad gitana (Discrimination and the Roma community).^[3] Some of the most notable cases were that of a Romanian gypsy from Barcelona (ruled in favor at the Provincial Court of Barcelona in December 2013), and the case of the gypsy widow Maria Luisa Muñoz “La Nena”, also favorable, at the European Court of Human Rights in December 2009. 4^[4]

On 21 March 2018 she began her work as a member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)^[3] in which she carries out control and reviews work on laws, policies, and measures on racism and other forms of intolerance. With her appointment, it is the first time that a Roma lawyer represents Spain on this committee.^[2]

On 13 March 2019 she entered Spanish politics in the Citizens political party, confirming her candidacy for the Congress of Deputies, number three by the Citizens party in the community of Madrid.^[5]

Since June 2021, she has been the president of the FSG, after joining the Board of Trustees as vice-resident in 2019.^[6]

References

1. "Roma lawyer, Sara Giménez, appointed as new Spain member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) - Fundación Secretariado Gitano". www.gitanos.org. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
2. Rodella, Francesco (14 January 2018). "Por primera vez una abogada gitana representará a España contra el racismo en el Consejo de Europa". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2023.
3. Aragón, Heraldo de (12 January 2018). "La abogada gitana Sara Giménez, nuevo miembro del Comité Europeo contra el Racismo y la Intolerancia". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2023.
4. Núñez Jaime, Víctor (3 October 2013). "Gitanos del siglo XXI". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2023.
5. "Sara Giménez, número 3 por Cs en la Comunidad de Madrid". La Vanguardia. 13 March 2019 (in Spanish)
6. "Sara Giménez (Presidenta) - Fundación Secretariado Gitano". www.gitanos.org. Retrieved 8 April 2023.