Glenda Lorena Mezarobba

Masters and PhD in Political Science from the University of São Paulo. An independent researcher, her areas of interest include public policy and institutional analysis on topics related to human rights. A pioneer in the study of transitional justice i.e., how states deal with the legacy of mass human rights violations she authored four entries on Brazil for the first encyclopedia on the subject, published by Cambridge University Press in 2013, with a second edition released in 2023. After advising the civil society representative in drafting the bill that led to the creation of the National Truth Commission, she worked as a senior consultant for the same CNV. In the commission, she conducted part of the dialogue with the Armed Forces, carried out research in UN archives, and was responsible, in the Final Report, for the chapter addressing sexual violence, gender-based violence, and violence against children and adolescents. For around a decade, she worked in the field of science, technology, and innovation funding, with experience in national and international cooperation, scientific diplomacy, and science communication. She served as Director of Institutional Cooperation at CNPq. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)