Leonor Arteaga is a Salvadoran lawyer and author of numerous articles on transitional justice and public security. Since January 2012, she has been with DPLF, where she focuses on analyzing and developing proposals on transitional justice to promote truth-seeking, accountability, and reparations for past abuses in Latin America. Her work also includes monitoring and addressing issues related to citizen security, the dangers of militarization, and the justice system’s response to violence, including gender-based violence.
Before joining DPLF, Leonor served as Deputy Attorney for Children and Youth at the Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office of El Salvador. She also worked with the Asociación Pro-Búsqueda de Niñas y Niños Desaparecidos, an organization dedicated to the search for truth and justice for those disappeared during El Salvador’s armed conflict. At Pro-Búsqueda, she litigated cases of enforced disappearances in both the national and Inter-American systems, representing affected families.
Since February 2018, Leonor has served as a commissioner for El Salvador’s National Commission for the Search of Persons Disappeared during the Armed Conflict (CONABÚSQUEDA). Her appointment to this role, which she carries out pro bono, was made by the Salvadoran government at the proposal of family groups and civil society organizations.
Leonor earned her law degree from Universidad Salvadoreña “Alberto Masferrer” (USAM).
