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Macarena Sáez
Executive Director, Women's Rights Division
Macarena Sáez is the executive director of the Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch. Previously, she was a full-time faculty member and the Director of the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law in Washington DC.
An internationally recognized expert in gender, sexuality, family law, and human rights, Macarena Sáez appears regularly as a speaker and guest lecturer in academic and other professional fora around the world. She has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and edited books in the areas of women’s human rights and family law.
Macarena is a graduate of the University of Chile Law School and Yale Law School.
Articles Authored
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March 7, 2024
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February 7, 2024
A Human Rights Guide to the 2024 US Elections
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December 12, 2023
Investigating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict
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December 1, 2023
The Dangers of Conscientious Objection in Chile’s New Constitution
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November 25, 2023
Using ‘16 Days of Activism’ to End Gender-Based Violence at Work
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August 30, 2023
Spanish Women Players Spotlight Crisis of Abuse
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January 4, 2023
The Fight for Women’s Rights is a Fight Against Authoritarianism
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