Sylvia Aguilera García

Sylvia Aguilera García, sometimes, Sylvia Aguilera (born 1974) is a Mexican peace activist, the former executive director of the National Human Rights Commission, and a Yale World Fellow.

She has advocated for legislation to protect the victims of crime and for the release of former military leader José Francisco Gallardo Rodríguez.

Early life and education Aguilera was born in Mexico City in 1974.

She has a bachelor's degree in social psychology from the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana and a master's degree in peace studies from England's University of Bradford.

Career and activism Aguilera has been a peace activist since she left university.

Since 2013, she has been a consultant to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights. She was previously the director of Mexico's National Human Rights Commission In 2018, she became a Yale World Fellow. In 2016, she was the leader of calls against forced disappearances and resolution for the families of those disappeared. While working at the National Human Rights Commission, she called for the release of José Francisco Gallardo Rodríguez, a military general and academic who was imprisoned after proposing the creation of a military ombudsman.

Personal life Aguilera has children, including a daughter who was aged 8 in 2016.