Ana Elisa is a Guatemalan lawyer with a master’s degree in Public Policy. She joined the DPLF team in March 2024, where she supports the Climate Justice and Human Rights program, as well as the Transitional Justice and Fight Against Impunity program.
Before joining DPLF, Ana Elisa served as a consultant for international organizations, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Guatemala, and as a university lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Rafael Landívar University. From November 2019 to August 2023, she acted as a legal advisor and head of the program against human trafficking and other gender-based violence for Lawyers Without Borders Canada in Guatemala.
With over 11 years of experience, Ana Elisa has dedicated her career to the defense and promotion of human rights. She worked for six years at the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDH) in Guatemala, where she held positions as a youth rights defender, advisor to the national delegations of the Human Rights Ombudsman, and advisor to the Deputy Ombudsman II. Additionally, she was part of the Technical Secretariat, which included the PDH, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the International Commission against Impunity. From this position, Ana Elisa contributed to the development of a proposal for constitutional reform of Guatemala’s justice system in 2016.
