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Fernando Travesí

Executive DirectorInternational Center for Transitional Justice

Biography

Over 25 years of international experience in transitional justice, human rights, and rule of law, working for both international organizations and NGOs. Prior to joining ICTJ, he was the Director of the UNDP Transitional Justice Basket Fund in Colombia and served as UNDP Senior Justice Advisor in Tunisia after the Jasmine Revolution. In Nepal and Colombia, Travesí-Sanz held regional responsibilities with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as protection delegate. He also worked in Sierra Leone, as Country Director of the Spanish Red Cross and as Director for the Balkans for the NGO Movimiento por la Paz. He has a Law Degree, specialized in International Public Law and a Masters Degree in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. He's been invited to teach in several universities in Spain, Colombia and Italy and he's a recognized novelist and playwright, winning awards such as the Spanish National Prize of Theater.

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