Specialist in human rights and public international law. Also contract law and criminal law, humanitarian issues, development, politics and health.

I have in-depth knowledge of Latin America and the Caribbean (especially Chile, Central America, Colombia, Cuba and Haiti), including the legal systems, gained by working for 19 years in the Americas Research Program of Amnesty International. In the course of my translation work, I have also developed knowledge of the Spanish and French legal systems.

MA (with distinction) in Applied Translation Studies from the University of North London (now London Metropolitan University).

Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (MCIL) in Spanish.

Associate of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI).

My clients include several international human rights and development ngos as well as an international government organization and an agency with an EU contract.

Among other things, I have translated two books on military courts and international law for an international human rights ngo and numerous reports and other documentation on the human rights situation in Spain, Latin America and France for another international ngo, including reports on the situation of violence against women in several countries. I also have experience with women's health issues, especially sexual and reproductive health, and disability.