My name is Marisol Marin Cordova. I was born and raised in Chihuahua, one of the most violent areas of Mexico where you inevitably grow up exposed to atrocious acts against innocent people.
I have spent my entire adult life working in human rights, first as the head crime reporter at the El Heraldo de Chihuahua newspaper, and later as a human rights lawyer for multiple NGOs and international criminal justice journalist for, among others, Newsweek.
During my final year of law school, I competed with 44 other journalists from all over the continent. I got the spot and did a fellowship in Washington D.C. at the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression for the Organization of the American States (OAS).
At OAS I worked on the Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2015 and 2016 which reflects the human rights violations on freedom of speech; systematize best practices and detail the most significant challenges faced by each State of the Americas. I also wrote many press releases and was a recording secretary for the 156th and 157th Period of Session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (AICH).
After my time in D.C, I returned to Mexico and worked for a series of NGOs and Newsweek and Animal Politico. During my time at Animal Politico I was part of the investigatory journalism team. Among the many stories we published, I feel most proud of investigating corruption and uncovering evidence.
Experience
JJAI
Sep 2019 – Present
Mexico City
Communications Coordinator
Research, legal writing, communication, data analyst and statistics, planning and management of social networks, design, organization/coordination of webinars, branding, photography, and translations.
