Jurema Werneck

Jurema Pinto Werneck is the Brazilian director for Amnesty International in Brazil. She is a black feminist, physician, author, and doctor in Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She is also a board member of the Global Fund for Women. Her works include, "Estelizacao de mulheres um desafio para a bioetica?", "Saúde da população negra", "O Livro Da Saude Das Mulheres Negras", and "Black Women's Health: Our Steps Come Away".

Life Werneck was born in the poor area known as Morro dos Cabritos in Rio de Janeiro. Werneck is a board member of the Global Fund for Women and the United Nations Population Fund. "Saúde da população negra", 2012 "O Livro Da Saude Das Mulheres Negras" "Black Women's Health: Our Steps Come Away", 2006