Lilian Sepúlveda

Lilian Sepúlveda is the Deputy Director of the International Legal Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights. Her work has focused on the protection and advancement of women's reproductive rights in Latin America and the Caribbean, including spearheading the Center's litigation and law reform efforts in the region. She represented the Center in negotiating a settlement with the Mexican government in Paulina Ramírez v. Mexico, and is working to ensure the Peruvian government’s implementation of the UN Human Rights Committee’s decision in K.L. v. Peru. She is editor of Bodies on Trial: Reproductive Rights in Latin American Courts, a key regional publication of the International Legal Program, and coauthor of "What Role can International Litigation Play in the Promotion and Advancement of Reproductive Rights in Latin America?" Before joining the Center in 2002, she worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and at Rutgers University.  She is a graduate of Rutgers University School of Law, and a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations.