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  AVILA  PINTO,  Renata    [  

   

 Sybelstrasse  6,  Charlottenburg,  Berlin,  Germany    

 +502  24608256    +44  2032897004  *international  

 renata@webfoundation.org  

renataavila.org      

Skype:  renata.avila.pinto    

Sex  Female  |  Date  of  birth  01/01/1981|  Nationality  Guatemalan                  

WORK  EXPERIENCE          

 December  2013  up  to  this  date   Digital  Rights  Director,  Web  We  Want    

World  Wide  Web  Foundation  (Washington  D.C.  –  London  –  Cape  Town)  webfoundation.org    

▪ Leading  the  strategic   legal,  political  and  social  planning  and  tactical   implementation  of  the  Web  We  Want  campaign  that  engages  millions  of  ordinary  people  in  celebrating  and  defending  the  fundamental  rights  of  Internet  users.  Building  relationships,  producing  policy  positions  and  working  together  with  the  Web  inventor,  Sir  Tim  Berners  –  Lee  in  the  drafting  process  of  an  Internet  Bill  of  Rights.  Site  of  Project:  webwewant.org  

   

September  2014  up  to  this  date   Fellow  Centre   for   Internet   &   Human   Rights   (Forschungsstelle   Internet   &   Menschenrechte)   at   European  University  Viadrina  (Germany)  Website:  https://cihr.eu/  

▪ Creating  Human  Rights  Guidelines  for  Internet  Start-­‐ups  and  Entrepreneurs.  Comparative  Research  of  good  practices  and  policies  in  Latin  America  and  Africa  and  comparative  review  with  German  policies.    

 February  2013  –  January  2015   Researcher  at  Cyberstewards  Network    

Citizen  Lab  at  the  Munk  School  of  Global  Affairs,  University  of  Toronto  

▪ Working  on  evidenced-­‐based  research  for  policy  advocacy  to  ensure  and  promote  a  secure  and  open  Internet,  studying  the  impact  of  the  anti-­‐drugs  policies  in  the  privacy  of  Central  American  and  Mexican  Citizens.  

 June  2011  up  to  this  date     Legal  Advisor  

Independent  legal  advisor  on  asylum  and  general  human  rights  issues  in  Latin  America.    

▪ Preparing   and   filling   different   petitions   on   general   human   rights   issues   within   the   UN   System   of  Human  Rights  and  the  Interamerican  System  of  Human  Rights  under  the  direction  of  formr  Spanish  Judge  Baltasar  Garzón  Real  and  US  Constitutional  lawyer  Michael  Ratner.    

 December  2011  to  May  2014   Country  Researcher,  Mapping  Digital  Media  Project  

Open  Society  Foundations,  London  

▪ Country  Researcher  for  Mapping  Digital  Media  project,  examining  the  global  opportunities  and  risks  created  by  the  transition  from  traditional  to  digital  media  in  Guatemala  and  how  these  changes  affect  the  core  democratic  service  that  any  media  system  should  provide:  news  about  political,  economic,  and  social  affairs.    

   

January  2010  to  November  2011   Co  –  Director,  Technology  for  Transparency  Initiative  Global  Voices  Online    

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EDUCATION  AND  TRAINING      

 

 

▪ Co  –  Directing  the  Technology  for  Transparency  Network,  a  research  and  mapping  project  that  aimed  to  improve  understanding  of  online  technology  projects  that  increase  transparency  and  accountability  in  Central  &  Eastern  Europe,  East  Asia,  Latin  America,  the  Middle  East  and  North  Africa,  Sub-­‐Saharan  Africa,   Southeast  Asia,   South  Asia,   and   the   former  Soviet  Union.  The  project  was   supported  by   the  Transparency  and  Accountability  Initiative.  

   

July  2010  –  October  2010     Consultant  for  Project  “Developing  Financially  Viable  Media  in  Emerging  Markets”  World  Association  of  Newspapers  and  News  Publishers  (WAN-­‐IFRA)  Paris  

 

             August  2008  –  January  2011   Public  Policy  and  Legal  Advisor      

Fundación  2020  

▪ Design,  implementation  and  monitoring  of  long  term  policies  for  Guatemala  in  priority  areas:  Health,  Sustainable  Rural  Development,  Education,  Security  and  Rule  of  Law  to   tap  the   full  potential  of   the  country  and  overcome  inequality.      

 February  2008  up  to  this  date   Independent  Consultant  for  Open  Net  Initiative  

Berkman  Center  for  Internet  and  Society  at  Harvard  University  

▪  Carrying   out   and   documenting   research   in   Latin   America   related   to:   Internet   filtering,   the   legal  framework  regulating  Internet  communication,  an  overview  of  Internet  infrastructure  and  usage,  and  a  summary  of  the  political  and  social  context.  Writing  and  editing  country  profiles  for  Latin  America  for  www.opennet.net.    

 October  2006  –  June  2008     Lawyer  and  Project  Coordinator  for  the  Genocide  Case  and  the  Anti-­‐Racism  Project  

Rigoberta  Menchú  Tum  Foundation  

▪ Lawyer  on  the  Guatemala  Genocide  Case  Before  Spanish  Courts  and  coordinator  of  “Evidence  Project  ,  collecting  testimonies  from  genocide  survivors  of  six  different  Mayan  groups  in  partnership  with  the  Center  for  Justice  and  Accountability  (CJA)  and  Researcher  for  the  Support  Mechanism  for  Indigenous  Peoples  Oxlajuj  Tz`ikin,  investigating  legal,  social  and  economic  barriers  for  indigenous  peoples  within  the   legal   syste.   Drafting   of   the   Law   against   Discrimination   and   Racism.   Co   –   Author   of   Handbook  ¨Discrimination  as  a  crime  in  the  Guatemalan  Legislation¨.  

 June  2005  –  March  2006  

Master  of  Laws  in  Intellectual  Property      

Universitá  Degli  Studi  di  Torino  (Italy)  

January  1999  –  April  2005   Lawyer  and  Public  Notary      

Francisco  Marroquin  University  (Guatemala)  

January  1999  –  April  2005   Licentiate  Degree  in  Judicial  and  Social  Sciences  Cum  Laude    

Universitá  Degli  Studi  di  Torino  (Italy)    

June  2004   Public  International  Law  Diploma      

 

Winter  2005  –  2006      Internship  Marcotulli  Clemente  and  Associates    

General  Practice  in  Anti  Trust  and  EU  Law,  Rome,  Italy.    

Summer  2002     Internship  Interamerican  Court  of  Human  Righst    

Internship  at  the  Interamerican  Court  of  Human  Rights  under  the  direction  of  the  President  of  the  Court,  Antonio  Augusto  Cancado  Trindade.    

 

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COLLABORATION        

 • Member  of  the  International  Board  of  Directors,  Creative  Commons  (2013  up  to  this  date)  • Member  of  the  Advisory  Board,  Courage  Foundation  • Member  of  the  Advisory  Board,  Congreso  Transparente  (Guatemala)  • Member  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  Whistleblower  Netzwerk  (Germany)  

   

 

 

 

 ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION      

 

   

Mother  tongue(s)   Spanish        

Other  language(s)   UNDERSTANDING     SPEAKING     WRITING    

Listening     Reading     Spoken  interaction     Spoken  production      

English   C2   C2   C2   C2   C2     IELTS  and  TOEFL.  

German     A2   A2   A1   A1   A1         Levels:  A1/2:  Basic  user  -­‐  B1/2:  Independent  user  -­‐  C1/2  Proficient  user  

 

Computer  skills   ▪ Good  command  of  free  software  technologies,  basic  coding.  Advanced  security  and  encryption  practices.    

Volunteer  activities   ▪ Member  of  the  International  Board  of  Directors  of  Creative  Commons.    ▪ Member  of  the  Advisory  Board  of  Courage  Foundation.    ▪ Member  of  the  Advisory  Board  of  Congreso  Transparente  ▪ Member  of  the  Science  Council  of  the  Web  Index.    ▪ Member  of  Freedom  Online  Coalition  Working  Group  “Rule  of  Law”  

Publications                      

Presentations  And  Projects  

   

Honours  and  awards    

Memberships                                  

A  Criminal  Sate:  Myrna  Mack  v.  Guatemala  (2004)  Genocide  and  extreme  racism:  the  case  of  Guatemala  (2007)    From  Legality  to  Impunity:  prosecution  for  crimes  against  humanity  in  Guatemala  (2008)    Handbook:  Discrimination  as  a  crime,  its  elements.  (2008)  Privacy  and  Human  Rights  (Guatemalan    Chapter)  (2007)  (2008)  Developing  Financially  Viable  Media  in  Emerging  Markets  (2010)  Global  Mapping  of  Technology  for  Transparency  and  Accountability  (2011)  Guidelines  for  Lima:  How  technology  can  improve  public  service  delivery  and  encourage  citizen  collaboration  (2011)    Mapping  Digital  Media  in  Guatemala  (2014)  Women  and  Technology:  a  conversation  (upcoming)    Participation  in  dialogues  and  keynotes  in  Stockholm  Internet  Forum,  Google  at  Liberty,  Columbia  University,  American  University,    Cyberdialogue  at  University  of  Toronto,  MIT  Media  Forum,  RightsCon  San  Francisco.    Microsoft  Award  to  best  Master  thesis  (University  of  Toronto,  2005),  Awarded  Student  2003,  2004.  Francisco  Marroquín  University.    Guatemalan  Bar  Association,  Guatemalan  Notary  Association,  International  Association  of  Political  Science,  Creative  Commons  Project  Lead,  Global  Voices  Online  Author.