Tania Reneaum Panszi | |
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Nationality | Mexican |
Education | Pompeu Fabra University |
Known for | Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights |
Predecessor | Paulo Abrão |
Tania Reneaum Panszi is a Mexican lawyer and currently serves as the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). She was appointed to the position on June 1, 2021, becoming the first elected woman [1] , and second woman in the history of the IACHR to hold this role, after Edith Márquez Rodríguez from Venezuela [2] , who served from 1990 to 1996.
Reneaum Panszi holds a PhD in Law from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona in 2014 [3] which is where she also gained a master's degree. [4] Her PhD thesis was titled "Should Women Be Forced to Testify? A Criminological Contribution to the Debate on Whether Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Should Be Obliged to Testify in Criminal Proceedings.". [5]
She also holds a second masters qualification in Criminal Law and Comparative Social Problems from the University of Barcelona in addition to a first degree in Legal Sciences from the Central American University, San Salvador in El Salvador. [4]
On May 4, 2021, the IACHR announced the selection of Tania Reneaum Panszi as Executive Secretary, a position she assumed on June 1, 2021, [6] for a four-year term, following the end of her predecessor mandate, Paulo Abrao. [7] Her appointment was the result of a public selection process initiated by the Commission in September 2020, which included the evaluation of 450 applications, [8] interviews, and the selection of five finalists. Her CV was published for public scrutiny. [9] According to the procedure, the candidate selected by the Commission is formally appointed by the Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro and considered a person of "independence and high moral standing" with a good understanding of human rights. [9] In November 2024, the IACHR renewed her mandate for a second four-year term, through May 31, 2029.