Ximena Andión Ibañez

Ximena
Andión Ibañez is the International Advocacy Director of the
International Legal Program at the Center for Reproductive Rights. Ms. Andión has been working
in the human rights field for more than eight years, focusing on
women's rights issues and the development of advocacy strategies at the
national, regional and international level. Ms. Andión worked for the
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights field
presences in Mexico and Guatemala, providing technical assistance on
gender issues and human rights. Prior to that, Ms. Andión was the
Advocacy Coordinator of one of the leading human rights organizations
in Mexico, the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of
Human Rights, where she pioneered various advocacy initiatives on the
issue of violence against women. Ms. Andión earned a BA in
International Human Rights from the Universidad Anáhuac del Sur in
Mexico, a Diploma on Human Rights and Democratization from the
Universidad de Chile, and an LLM in International Human Rights Law from
Essex University.