Carolina van der Mensbrugghe

Carolina
joined the Center in 2018 and is responsible for using international human
rights law to strengthen domestic legal advocacy.

Carolina
came from Amnesty International Japan, where she was a Tolan Human Rights
Fellow focused on designing and implementing a comprehensive gender and
sexuality human rights instructor manual targeting secondary schools and
universities. During
law school, she co-authored the white paper “Procedural Reforms for Prisoners
on Death Row in Japan,” in partnership with Amnesty International Japan, and
presented her findings to members of the Ministry of Justice and Department of
Corrections in Tokyo. She developed and delivered training on human rights
violations against sex workers in Mauritius, as well as training on engaging
human rights mechanisms to prevent gender discrimination for new female members
of parliament in Myanmar. She interned for the Global Justice Center and led a
reproductive rights fact-finding mission in partnership with grassroots
organizations in Louisiana as part of her work with the Fordham Chapter of
If/When/How. Prior to law school, Carolina used storytelling as an advocacy
tool while working as a documentary producer.

Carolina
received her Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law, where she was
a Crowley Scholar for International Law &amp, Justice and spent one semester abroad
at Waseda Law School in Tokyo, Japan. Carolina received her B.A. in International
Relations and Theatre from Colgate University.

Carolina
speaks Spanish, French, and conversational Japanese.