Peacefellow Cristina Vargas Perdomo "Transforming privileges into meaningful actions: peacebuilding"

Sonia Cristina Vargas Perdomo is a Colombian peace fellow with over 10 years of experience in the human rights field, particularly in the defense of victims' rights within the context of Colombia's armed conflict. Her work is characterized by a differential approach, focusing on the perspectives of women and ethnic communities.

Her career spans various sectors in Colombia, including public institutions such as the Unit for Victims and the Truth Commission, international organizations like UNHCR, and the private sector with the NGO Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (CINEP). She has a strong interest in collective rights of vulnerable populations, gender rights, and environmental issues in conflict-affected areas.

She holds a degree in Political Science and a minor in Sociology from Rosario University and a Master's in Human Rights and Democratization from the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratization (EIUC).