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Leonor Zalabata Torres

Leonor Zalabata Torres, Member of the Arhuaco people, Sierra Nevada, Colombia

• Member of the Human Rights Committee for the Tayrona Indigenous Confederation in the National Indigenous Human Rights Committee, Colombia
  
• An active participant in the political processes of the Arhuaco people

Positions held:

• First delegation of traditional authorities, as a Health Coordinator. Founding member with her own plans and programs, articulation with local, state and national government
  
• Active participation in the National Draft Guidelines for Bilingual Intercultural Education and the Educational Curriculum for the ARHUACO people
  
• Delegate at the National Constitutional Round Tables, 1991, for Colombian Indigenous Rights
  
• Member of the Colombian Territorial Management Committee on behalf of Indigenous territories
  
• Negotiations Spokesperson for Colombian Indigenous People, for the creation of the National Committee of Indigenous' Human Rights, Decree 1397, 1996
  
• Member of the National Committee for Indigenous Territories and the Permanent Indigenous Peoples' Conciliation
  
• Coordinator of the Seynimin Organization of Indigenous Women
  
• Participation in CBD, different COP and the 8j Working Group, UN
  
• Follow-up on project on Human Genome Diversity. Participation in the Assessment Committee
  
• Participation in the UN Working Group for Indigenous Peoples' and the UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous issues
  
• Delegate for the Committee of Departmental Planning, Cesar Government, Colombia
  Educational Achievements:
  
• Primary, secondary and university levels
  
• Degree in social dentistry, University of Antioquia
  
• Diploma in Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Conflict resolution and Peace building, Unitar - University of Mexico
  
• Conferences on Bioethics, University of Bosque, Bogota, Colombia
  
• Participation in the International Bioethics Society event in Gijon, Spain
  
• Current member of the Scientific Committee, International Bioethics Society
   
  

  

   
Leonor Zalabata Torres (Colombia). Photo: COE