BUILDING CAPACITIES FOR PEACEKEEPING AND WOMEN´S DIMENSIONS IN PEACE PROCESSES
						Joint Conference  Chile - European Union - Denmark Santiago, 4 - 5  November 2002
		CURRICULUM VITAE PAMELA VILLALOBOS KOENIGER pvillalobos@sernam.gov.cl pamelavillalobos@hotmail.com
		EDUCATION Interamerican College of Defense (OAS) Washington DC (June 2002) Hemispheric Defense  Program Scholarship Presidente de la República de Chile. Thesis "Peace Operations: Challenges from a Latin American perspective" National Defense University, Washington DC (2001) ) Humanitarian Assistance course Peace Operations course Political and Strategic Studies Academy ANEPE, Ministry of Defense, Santiago (2000) Political and Strategic Studies Diploma Medalla “Graduado de Honor”, distinction as the best student. University of Lund Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights, Lund, Sweden (1999) Master in Public Intemational Law STINT Scholarship Thesis "From Equality in Education to the Right to Education for Equality", supervisor Ms. Katarina Tomacevski, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, maximum distinction. Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, 1995 Licenciada en Derecho (JD equivalent) Thesis "The Exequátur, Critical Study of Supreme Court Jurisprudence", maximum distinction. Various courses and seminars on gender issues and human rights, including "Health, Power, Media and Rights from Gender perspectives" (Swedish Agency for Intemational Development, SIDA, Santiago,1999 and Global Evaluation Seminar in Lulea, 2002), "Gender and Culture in Latin America" (Universidad de Chile, 1997), "Equal Status and Human Rights of Women" (University of Lund, 1996) WORK EXPERIENCE National Service for Women (SERNAM, Chile) International Relations Department lawyer (1999-today) Advised in intemational human rights law obligations, drafted national reports for various human rights and other intemational bodies (UN, OAS, MERCOSUR, APEC), facilitated interagency coordination in gender issues, collaborated in the design, planning and supervision of various seminars, publications and training activities, responsable for international delegations. Chilean Air Force Legal Consultant (1999-2000) Reported on "Human Rights Education in the educational institutions of the Chilean Air Force" (2000) and "The Entry of  Women to the Air Force Academy in 2000: Legal impact and organizational  challenges for the Chilean Air Force" (1999) Corporación de Asistencia Judicial Santiago Pro bono intern (1996) Legal work intern was responsable for over 90 civil, labor and family law cases, including the first domestic violence cases. Independent Researcher and trainer Researched and trained in gender discrimination and human rights issues, focusing in economic and social rights and intemational human rights instruments (Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Chile, University of Lund, various Chilean govemment agencies, public sector employees organizations and NGOS).
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