Natalia is Project Lead of ICEERS’ Alliances Program. She is a Mexican lawyer with a specialization in International Human Rights Law from American University Washington College of Law in D.C., and a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action from Sciences Po in Paris.
In 2015, she founded the Interparliamentary Commission on Human Rights for Mexico and Central America, where she served as Technical Secretary for three years. She later coordinated the Ayahuasca Defense Fund, ICEERS’ legal defense program, for seven years. Through these roles, she has focused her work on addressing systematic human rights violations and the challenges related to drug policy in Mexico and the region, a trajectory for which she was recognized by the Emerging Leaders platform as a key figure in Latin America.