CURRICULUM VITAE
Magdalena Lopez Valdez
Professional activity
Current
President of the State Executive Commission for Attention to Victims in the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza.
General Coordinator of Teaching and Research on Victims of the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Vocational training
Specialization in Bases of Probative Reasoning, taught by the University of Girona, Spain. July 22, 2021.
Specialization "The Witness Evidence from the Probative Reasoning and the Psychology of the Testimony", taught by the University of Girona, Spain. March 04, 2021.
Specialty in Law and Guarantees of Victims of Disappearance at the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights of the Autonomous University of Coahuila (2019).
Master's Degree in Accentuation in Constitutional Law and Government Policies, Faculty of Jurisprudence of the Autonomous University of Coahuila. (In preparation of thesis).
Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Autonomous University of Coahuila in the City of Torreón, Coahuila. Generation 1991-1996.
Letter of Law Graduate Intern from the Faculty of Law of the City of Torreón, issued by the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Degree in Law, issued by the Autonomous University of Coahuila, registered under number 296, page 99, book XXVI dated March 11, 1997.
Professional ID number 2452730 dated April 29, 1997, issued by the Directorate of Professions of the Ministry of Public Education.
Proof of registration of the Professional Title before the Superior Court of Justice of the State of Coahuila, number 6359 dated January 12, 2006.
Professional performance
Law Intern in the Legal Office in charge of Lic. Guadalupe López Domínguez, in the City of Torreón, Coahuila, in 1992.
Law Intern at the Law Firm in charge of Mr. Jorge Humberto Rodríguez López, in the City of Torreón, Coahuila, period from 1994 to 1997.
Legal Consultant of the General Directorate of Government and Legal Affairs of the Government of the State of Coahuila, in 1997.
Legal Consultant of the Legislative Affairs Directorate of the General Directorate of Government and Legal Affairs of the Government of the State of Coahuila, from January to October 1998.
Head of the Department of Studies and Projects of the General Directorate of Government and Legal Affairs of the Government of the State of Coahuila, from November 1998 to 2001.
Commissioned by the State Executive, in the elaboration of the Forums on Criminal Misconduct in the State of Coahuila, in 2001.
Head of the Legislative Update Department of the General Directorate of Government and Legal Affairs of the Government of the State of Coahuila from 2001 to 2004.
Coordinator of the Community Liaison and Participation Unit of the Coordination of Legislative Liaison of the Secretary of Government of the State of Coahuila from January to November 2005.
Participation in the work of the legislation on Transparency Matters in the elaboration and application by the State Executive; as well as in charge of the Coordination of the forums by the State Executive, within the reforms of the Legislative framework of the Government of the State of Coahuila, in terms of Access to Public Information of the State of Coahuila, in 2003.
In charge of the Coordination of the Workshops by the Executive of the State of Coahuila, in coordination with the Judiciary and Legislative Power, on the New Legislation on Civil Procedure Matters, in 2004.
In charge of the Forums by the State Executive, on the Reform in the Matter of Judicial Strengthening, in 2005.
Legal advisor of the Ramos Development and Services company, SC, from 2006-2008.
State Coordinator of the Child Stays Program in the State of Coahuila. Secretariat of Federal Development from 2008-2010.
Academic Secretary of the Center for Political Rights (CEDEPOL): 2010-2012.
Administrative Secretary of the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the Autonomous University of Coahuila. November 2012- March 2014.
Academic Secretary of the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the Autonomous University of Coahuila. April 2014- February 2015.
Commissioner of the State Executive Commission for Attention to Victims of Coahuila de Zaragoza. September 2014 -September 2017.
President of the State Executive Commission for Attention to Victims of the State of Coahuila. October 2017 to date.
Representative of the Governor of the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mr. Miguel Ángel Riquelme Solís, before the Autonomous Work Group (GAT) on November 2019 to date.
Teaching and tutorials
Holder of the Subject "Gender and Family Law" in the Specialty in Gender and Human Rights, of the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Holder of the Subject "Elements of transitional justice", Specialty in Right to Information Control and Fight against Corruption, of the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Holder of the Subject "International and national standards for the search for disappeared persons", Specialty in Right to Search for Disappeared Persons, of the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Holder of the Subject "Investigation of the Crime of Disappearance of Persons", Specialty in Rights and Guarantees of Victims of Disappearance, of the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Holder of the Subject "Culture of Legality" in the Law Degree with a Human Rights perspective of the AIDH (pending programming).
Member of the body of tutors of the Postgraduate course of the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Member of the body of Thesis Directions of the Postgraduate in Specialties of the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Management
Coordinator of the Police Training Course with a Human Rights Perspective (2018 to date).
Coordinator of special projects regarding victims (2018 to date).
Coordination of AIDH Specialties in the Matter of Victims (2018 to date)
Member of the Curriculum Development and Updating Commission of the Specialties of Right to Search for Disappeared Persons and Rights and Guarantees of Victims of Disappearance, and Law degree with a Human Rights perspective, from the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Coordination of the Workshop "Judging with a Human Rights Perspective", Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Human Rights Commission of the Judicial Power of the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza (2019 to date).
Research and publications
Author and member of the research group of the following Reports
Protocol for the attention to women victims of gender-based violence”, State Executive Commission for Attention to Victims, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Mexico, Official Newspaper of the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, July 17, 2018.
“Diagnosis of needs of the Comprehensive Care Program for Families of Disappeared Persons (PROFADE) of the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza 2019, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Mexico, 2019.
"Electoral Observation: Parity and Gender Violence: Coahuila 2020". Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Mexico, 2020.
“Guide for the protection of personal data during the development of journalistic work”, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Mexico, (in press).
“Guide for the protection of personal data during the processes of prevention, investigation and prosecution of crime”, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Mexico, (in press).
“Report on the situation of LGBT+ people in Coahuila de Zaragoza”, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Mexico. (In press).
“Report on the situation of violence against women in the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza”, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Mexico. (In press).
“Diagnosis of the human right to search for victims of disappearance in the state of Coahuila de Zaragoza”, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Mexico. (in preparation).
“Comprehensive community program with an educational and mental health approach for children and adolescents who are relatives of disappeared persons”, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Conacyt-Fordecyt, Call 2021-2024, National Research and Advocacy Projects to contribute to human security , Mexico (in preparation).
book coordination
Rios Vega, Luis Efren; Spigno, Irene (Dirs.), Estrada Marún, José Antonio; López Valdez, Magdalena (Coords.) (2022): Fundamental rights in the 21st century. Volume V, Civil and Political Rights, National and Foreign Case Studies, Vol. XXVI. Freedom of movement in the times of the Covid-19 pandemic: the national, international and comparative debate, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights, Tirant lo Blanch, Mexico. ISBN: 9788413978123.
Chapter of the book
López Valdez, Magdalena (2018): “Chapter 23. The Comprehensive Care Program for relatives of disappeared persons in Coahuila (PROFADE). A model to follow”, in Moreira Valdez, Rubén Ignacio (Coord.), Human rights in Coahuila. A new State policy (2011-2017), Mexico, Porrúa. ISBN: 9786075241852.
Ruz Dueñas, Fernando Gustavo and López Valdez, Magdalena (2022): “Freedom of association, the principle of secularism and the dissolution of political parties in the jurisprudence of the EDH Court: the Refah Partisi (Party of Prosperity) and others vs. Turkey [2003]”, in Inter-American and European Leading Case Studies Vol. XXVII. Freedom of expression in Europe and America. Contemporary judicial readings, Ríos Vega, Luis Efrén and Spigno, Irene (dirs.), Santiago, Rodrigo (coord.), Tirant lo Blanch, México. ISBN: 9788411131155.
Rios Vega, Luis Efren; Estrada Marun, Jose Antonio; López Valdez, Magdalena (in press): “Mothers of the disappeared. U2”, in U2 and Human Rights, Efrén Ríos, Luis Efrén and Spigno, Irene (dirs.), Tirant lo Blanch, Mexico.
Rios Vega, Luis Efren; López Valdez, Magdalena (in press): “Ruth Bader Ginsburg: analysis of the film On the basis of sex”, Women on the Screens, Efrén Ríos, Luis Efrén y Spigno, Irene (dirs.), Tirant lo Blanch, Mexico.
Magazine article
López Valdez, Magdalena, et al. (in press): “The human right to search in Coahuila de Zaragoza. Analysis of Local Unconstitutionality Action AIL-3/21” in Akademía, International and Comparative Journal of Human Rights, Inter-American Academy of Human Rights.
Science dissemination article
López Valdez, Magdalena (2019): "The voice of the victims in Allende", in Vanguardia, Opinion section, June 30.
López Valdez, Magdalena (2017): “Disappeared. A balance from Coahuila”, in Vanguardia, Opinion section, April 9.
Diplomas
Diploma in Human Rights, International Relations and Democratic Public Leadership. Human Rights on the Ground Europe 2016. Berg Institute Human Rights and Alfonso X El Sabio University. Spain.
Diploma in Computer Training and Consulting, Windows 95 and Office 97.
Diploma in the "First Diploma in Electoral Institutions and Procedures", taught by the Autonomous University of Coahuila; Autonomous University of the Northeast; Electoral and Citizen Participation Institute; Federal Electoral Institute; the Electoral Court of the Judicial Power of the Federation and the Special Prosecutor for the Attention of Electoral Crimes.
Diploma in "Electoral Law", taught by the Universidad Iberoamericana and ITESO.
Diploma in "Alternate Means of Conflict Resolution" a change to the Traditional View of Law, taught by the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Practical course on "Government Archivonomy" taught by the Secretariat of the Comptroller and Administrative Modernization of the State Government.
conferences
International Women's Congress, given by the Government of the State of Coahuila.
Mediation”: Public Policy Tool in Neighborhood Mediation, taught in Monterrey, Nuevo León (ITESM).
III National Congress of Mediation”, II Meeting of the Americas, given at the ITESM in Monterrey Nuevo León, by the University of Sonora; Network Mediators Foundation Buenos Aires, Argentina; Autonomous University of Nuevo León; the Attorney General's Office of the State of Nuevo León and the Superior Court of Justice of the State of Nuevo León.
New Features of the Local Administration in Europe”, taught by the Government of the State of Coahuila and the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Ibero-American Congress of Labor Law” given by the Ibero-American Association of Labor Law and Social Security, in the city of Saltillo, Coahuila.
International Congress to Support the Harmonization of Local Legislation with International Instruments on Women's Human Rights” given at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, DF
1st Interuniversity Legal Congress, at the Desert Museum, Saltillo, Coahuila.
1st Conference on Alternative Criminal Law, given at the Universidad del Valle de México, by Dr. Carranca and Professor Antonio Berchelamnn Arizpe in 2007.
observatories
I International Observatory of Human Rights. Saltillo Coahuila. Mexico. May of the year 2015.
II International Observatory of Human Rights. Saltillo Coahuila. Mexico. 2016.
workshops
Workshop for the Harmonization of Criminal, Health and Social Assistance Legislation in the State, given in the City of Saltillo, Coahuila.
Legal Writing Workshop 2005, taught at the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
Seminars
International Seminar “Constitutionalizing democratizes? 200 years after National Independence and 100 years after the Mexican Revolution” organized by the “Bartolomé de las Casas de” Institute of the Carlos III University of Madrid and the College of Professors-Researchers with Formal Academic Activities at Foreign Universities of Excellence AC, “COPUEX-UNAM” November 2010.
General Theory of Criminal Precautionary Measures and Justification in the Adoption of the same” developed in the Faculty of Jurisprudence of the Autonomous University of Coahuila, December 2010.
