Igor Ferrer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director of Partneships with Civil Society at the General-Secretariat of the Presidency

  • Education

    • Faculdade de direito milton campos

      2008 - 2014
      Bachelors degree in law law

      Thesis: “The question of state immunity and the Human Rights in the light of the decision of the International Court of Justice in the claim of Germany against Italy”.

    • United nations institute for training and research (unitar)

      2017 - 2017
      Certificate of attendance on the 55th graduate study programme migração, extremismos e mudanças climáticas

      Activities and Societies: Migration, Violent Extremism and Climate Change: The United Nations´ role in preventing conflicts spurred by the challenges of our time. We were divided into four working groups and I attended the activities of the IOM group. Our activity was to write a concept note about an event sponsored by the IOM regarding the decriminalization of migration.

    • Cedin - centro de estudos em direito e negócios

      2015 - 2017
      Post-graduation degree in diplomatic studies international law and international relations

      Thesis: “The State of Brazil as a Human Rights violator by reason of abusive use of pretrial detention”.

  • Experience

    • Tribunal regional federal da 3ª região

      Apr 2009 - Jun 2010
      Estagiário

      • Área de atuação: Direito Administrativo e Previdenciário• Realização de pesquisas doutrinárias e jurisprudenciais;• Atendimento aos advogados no balcão.

    • Tribunal de justiça do estado de minas gerais

      Jun 2011 - Apr 2012
      Intern

      • Área de atuação: Direito Tributário e Previdenciário;• Redação de despachos e peças jurídicas;• Realização de pesquisas doutrinárias e jurisprudenciais;• Acompanhamento de sessões de julgamento quando o magistrado atuava na Turma Recursal do Juizado Especial Cível.• Atendimento aos advogados;

    • Legal support centre of the faculdade de direito milton campos

      Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
      Legal intern

      • Drafted initial applications, statement of defenses and appeals;• Analyzed potential cases that could be taken by the office;• Conducted interviews with clients and testimonies;• Conducted doctrine and jurisprudence research on civil, penal (coercive measures and arbitrary detentions) and labour law (right to work).• Provided administrative and clerical support: answered and directed phone calls; organized and scheduled appointments; coordinated meetings; reviewed files and records to answer requests for information; arranged travels and updated the database. Show less

    • Tavernard advogados

      Feb 2014 - Nov 2014
      Associated lawyer

      • Labour Law Coordinator: leading the legal team, redacted legal documents, such as initial applications, legal opinions, statement of defenses, appeals, and so forth, in subjects related to freedom of association, right to work, right to retirement and trade unions rights;• Attended hearings representing clients.

    • Emilio celso fernandes law firm

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2016
      Lawyer

      ▪ Coordinator of the Labour Law Department: reviewing documents, managing interns´activities, among other activities;▪ Drafting initial applications, statement of defenses and appeals;▪ Attending hearings representing clients;

    • Cidh_iachr

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      Intern at the merits/court group

      • Drafted a full merits report related to due process, rule of law and independence of judges in El Salvador;• Drafted monitoring compliances with judgment from the Inter-American Court ofHuman Rights, namely on Uruguay related to due diligence and on Peru with regards to statute of limitations and the right to work.• Attended meetings to discuss the mechanisms of implementation of the Inter-American System for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights.• Translated documents in English and Portuguese into Spanish.• Assisted with the analysis of cases presented before the Commission, i.e., the La Oroya case in Peru. Show less

    • Center for justice and international law - cejil

      Mar 2017 - May 2017
      Human rights intern

      • Assistance on cases before the I/A COURT HR and the IACHR, including its hearings;• Conduction of doctrine and jurisprudence research on International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Human Rights.• Special legal assistance on cases related to freedom of expression and torture during the military dictatorship in Brazil.• Assistance on the release of institutional materials.

    • United nations human rights

      May 2017 - Dec 2017
      Intern at the special procedures branch, in the sustainable human development section

      • Provided legal support to the following mandates: food, housing, extreme poverty, water and sanitation, environment, business & human rights, toxic waste and foreign debt;• Drafted letters (Urgent Appeals, Allegation Letters and Other Letters) on particular cases and complaints taken up by the Special Rapporteurs;• Drafted country-specific human rights assessments in preparation of official country visits, namely for Water and Sanitation on India, for Toxic Waste on Denmark and Greenland and for food on Vietnam;• Analyzed human rights issues contained in cases and complaints addressed to the mandate-holders;• Contributed to thematic reports/studies through researching literature, international law and jurisprudence;• Collected information and carrying out research for the preparation of briefing notes, statements and other documents; i.e. a background research for foreign debt in Panama;• Attended meetings of the 35th and 36th sessions of the Human Rights Council and assisting with the preparation of events.• Volunteered at the 10h Session of the Forum on Business and Human Rights and at the 6th Session of the Forum on Minorities Issues.• Translating countries inputs in Spanish and French into English. Show less

    • Emilio celso fernandes law firm

      Jan 2018 - May 2018
      Associated lawyer

      ▪ Coordinator of the Labour Law Department: reviewing documents, managing interns´activities, among other activities;▪ Drafting initial applications, statement of defenses and appeals;▪ Attending hearings representing clients;

    • Cáritas brasileira

      May 2018 - Mar 2023

      • Representing CB in forums, networks: MROSC Platform, Parliamentary Front in defense of CSOs and Democracy; Emergency Platform in the fight against COVID-19; Platform for Political Reform; International People's Court on the Brazilian Justice System; Jubileu Sul Network;• Following-up on legislative processing: bills, MPs on the rights of CSOs; environmental law; emergency measures; drafting amendments, attending to public hearings, liaising with key stakeholders (parliamentarians, NHRC, NGOs);• Participating in HRC sessions: drafted statements; organized/mediated side event (first formal meeting that gathered Mariana and Brumadinho victims), liaising with SR on WatSan and on Toxic Waste;• Setting up contents for CB Seminars, Trainings Course on Advocacy, on Migration and Refuge, on themes related to forced labor and human trafficking;• Support in the elaboration of campaigns: liaising and mobilization of partners, including press channels, NGOs, parliamentary advisors, participation in strategic planning of actions, creation of technical content for dissemination. Highlights in 2020: campaign against MP 910 ("Bill to legalize predatory logging"), Campaign in defense of public-private partnerships in benefit of NGOs, Campaign for fair tax reform for CSOs;• News writing on measures and bills regarding CSO rights; Show less • General coordinator: focal point for the EU; managing funds; updating the Logical Framework, monitoring plan, the EU OPSYS system; approving co-applicants reports;• Organizing local, regional and national CSOs meetings and liaising with key-stakeholders;• Coordinating the legal consultancy: approving technical notes, guidance booklets for CSOs, report on the bureaucratic criminalization of CSOs;• Selecting CSO projects for sub-grants: drafting documents, assessing, on i.CSOs Strengthening and ii.Emergency aid to combat the pandemic; Show less • Management of legal proceedings: analyzing and drafting contracts, international cooperation agreements, technical reports; consultancy on civil, labor, administrative, and tax law; legal counseling on internal conflict resolution proceedings;• Updating and drafting institutional documents: bylaws, internal regulations, policy against harassment in the workplace, recruitment processes, official letters, among others;• Coordinator of CB Legal Committee, Coordinator of CB Institutional Strengthening Section - Responsible for Section´s strategic plan, M&E procedures;• Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and grants.com - US platforms: responsible for CB´s DUNS and NCAGE issuance, USAID audit follow-up; procedures analysis;• On Migration: legal counseling for migrants at CB´s House of Rights;• Translating documents in Portuguese, English, and Spanish; simultaneous interpreting; Show less

      • National Advocacy Officer

        Sept 2018 - Mar 2023
      • Project Manager

        Sept 2018 - Mar 2023
      • Assessor Jurídico

        May 2018 - Mar 2023
    • Rede transformação

      Mar 2021 - Dec 2022
      Administrative director

      Mandate 2021/2022 • Dialogue and liaising with partners, supporters, parliamentarians, grassroots organizations and other Civil Society Organizations; • Elaboration of studies and research on themes related to Human Rights; • Project writing, drafting of logical frameworks, indicators, budget and action plan;

    • Presidência da república

      Mar 2023 - now
      Diretor de parcerias com a sociedade civil
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificado de proficiência em inglês ielts 7.5

      Ielts usa
      Jan 2018
    • Certificado de proficiência em francês dalf c1

      Alliance française de bruxelles-europe
      Dec 2014
    • Certificado de proficiência em alemão testdaf

      Goethe-institut e.v.
      Sept 2012
    • Certificado de proficiência de espanhol dele c1

      Instituto cervantes
      May 2015
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer and Project Leader

      Issued by Serve the City Brussels on Dec 2014
      Serve the City BrusselsAssociated with Igor Ferrer