Tania Reneaum
Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (2021 –
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Tania Reneaum Panszi is a Mexican lawyer and currently serves as the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). She was appointed to the position on June 1, 2021, becoming the first elected woman,[1] and second woman in the history of the IACHR to hold this role, after Edith Márquez Rodríguez from Venezuela,[2] who served from 1990 to 1996.
- Lawyer
- human rights worker
Tania Reneaum Panszi | |
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| Education | Pompeu Fabra University |
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| Known for | Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights |
| Predecessor | Paulo Abrão |
Life
Reneaum Panszi holds a PhD in Law from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona in 2014[3] which is where she also gained a master's degree.[4] Her PhD thesis was titled "Should Women Be Forced to Testify? A Criminological Contribution to the Debate on Whether Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Should Be Obliged to Testify in Criminal Proceedings.".[5]
She also holds a second masters qualification in Criminal Law and Comparative Social Problems from the University of Barcelona in addition to a first degree in Legal Sciences from the Central American University, San Salvador in El Salvador.[4]
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IACHR Executive Secretary
On May 4, 2021, the IACHR announced the selection of Tania Reneaum Panszi as Executive Secretary, a position she assumed on June 1, 2021,[6] for a four-year term, following the end of her predecessor mandate, Paulo Abrao.[7] Her appointment was the result of a public selection process initiated by the Commission in September 2020, which included the evaluation of 450 applications,[8] interviews, and the selection of five finalists. Her CV was published for public scrutiny.[9] According to the procedure, the candidate selected by the Commission is formally appointed by the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro and considered a person of "independence and high moral standing" with a good understanding of human rights.[9] In November 2024, the IACHR renewed her mandate for a second four-year term, through May 31, 2029.