Gemma Sunyer Email & Phone Number

Spain

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Community of over 1.000 volunteers in Barcelona to support people at risk of exclusion to get access to opportunities for a dignified life. Involving the whole of society to get closer to social issues including, people, companies, non for profits, educational centres, public institutions and any other organisation who wants to drive change.

Spain And Latin America

I coordinate a worldwide network of survivors of gender-based violence. We want to unite as many people as possible against violence. Women Survivors channel their love and empathy to turn their experience of abuse into something that can help others like them to not go down the same path. They because agents of change.Ana Bella is an Ashoka Fellow and Ana.

London, United Kingdom

The Colombian Caravana supports human rights defenders and human rights legal profession, judges and other members of the legal and human rights community in Colombia, who face threats to their lives as a result of their work protecting and enabling access to justice. I coordinated all working groups of the Colombian Caravana, including advocacy.

London, Reino Unido

• Provided international support for Colombian human rights defenders at risk through advocacy strategies
• Expanded the organisation’s reach by developing relationships with key Colombian organisations and authorities, as well as with UN bodies
• Conducted legal research and field research in Colombia with grassroots organisations, human rights defenders, victims, communities and authorities on the country’s human rights situation
• Coordinated groups for field research, including management, logistics and liaising with local partnerswww.colombiancaravana.org.uk

Barcelona Area, Spain

Inspired PlayGround's audience to take action through videos audiovisual means, enabling them to get involved in specific causes with a positive impact for society. Taking the power of media beyond awareness raising - Media for good.

London, Reino Unido

• Performed legal research of human rights violations and international mechanisms to seek remedies
• Drafted shadow report for the Universal Public Review, individual communications for UN Special Rapporteurs, intervention letters to authorities and press releases
• Analysed primary data for a worldwide report on lawyers at risk, coordinated with a UN Special Rapporteur
• Monitoring of the media and press summaries

London, Reino Unido

• Performed legal research for cases of alleged human rights violations by multinationals in Colombia brought before UK courts
• Liaised directly with clients and potential witnesses
• Drafted various reports and legal documents

London, Reino Unido

• ABColombia is the advocacy project of Oxfam GB, CAFOD, Christian Aid UKI, SCIAF and Trocaire. Amnesty International and PBI are observers.
• Assisted the programme manager on advocacy strategies from the UK to provide international support to protect Colombian human rights defenders at risk, raise awareness and promote their human rights
• Legal research and brief notes on various human rights topics such as self-protection mechanisms for communities, peace process and risks faced by human rights defenders.
• Organised awareness-raising and advocacy events such as a roundtable at the House of Parliament with Eamon Gilmore (EU Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Colombia), the Colombian Ambassador and MPs; and a.
• Prepared news reports for websitehttp://www.abcolombia.org.uk/

UK And Colombia

• Conducted 27 interviews with human rights defenders in Colombia on protection strategies for LLM dissertation, including indigenous people, peasant farmer leaders, community leaders, defenders working on women’s.
• At the moment reworking on dissertation for publication in a human rights journal

York, London

• I curated festival, arranged key speakers to take part in debates and acted as compere at screenings. I also made three short films on local issues with the community's involvement.
• Compelled audience to take action or change their behaviour with the support of local non-profit organisations and online campaigning
• Produced report on impact of the festival, regarding the improvement of human rights culture and motivation of social action, read by key stakeholders to inform future planning

United Kingdom

• Developed and implemented a dementia friendly community scheme in Chapel Allerton, using momentum of the Dementia Friends campaign by the Alzheimer’s Society.
• Monitored and evaluated impact on the quality of life of the service users
• Engaged in budgeting, fundraising and event management
• Recruited, trained and secured more than 60 volunteers, as well as recruited and trained new members of staff
• Produced monthly newsletter that informed service users and doubled attendance of serviceswww.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/hubs/1420-leeds-and-york

Mozambique

• Initiated new development projects that provided access to education, basic health and sanitation
• Achieved 100% success rate in securing funds from grant proposals
• Secured 100% of funding for existing programmes and met all of the donors' criteria
• Won the Telva award for best international development project of the year, 2013
• As sole representative of the NGO in Mozambique, I personally expanded the organisation’s reach by starting relationships with local counterparts for new projectshttp://madreselvaongd.net

Barcelona, Spain

• Lawyer in the commercial and bankruptcy department
• Performed legal research and wrote comprehensive reports
• Drafted a variety of legal documents, including contracts, court communications and legal opinions
• Legal translator at the firm for any legal document from Spanish into English and vice versawww.aequoadvocats.com

Barcelona, Spain

• Lawyer in the department of national and international corporate law (one of the most prestigious law firms in Spain)
• Performed all manner of legal research and wrote comprehensive reports
• Drafted a variety of legal documents including contracts, board of directors' resolutions, legal opinions and trust agreements, due diligence and transactional agreements
• Translation of legal documents from Spanish to English and vice versa
• Structured and negotiated business transactions
• Speaker in legal conferenceswww.rocajunyent.com

Barcelona Y Alrededores, España

• Paralegal in family law and litigations
• Legal research and drafting of legal documents such as amicable settlements, court communications, letters and contracts

Master Of Laws (Llm), International Human Rights Law And Practice, Distinction

This LLM in Human Rights Law and Practice provided me with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to work in the human rights field..

Training In International Aid And International Cooperation, International Cooperation, Distinction

Specific training to manage projects in developing countries. Learning the problems we may face once in the field and how to solve them.

Postgraduate, Legal Translator, Distinction

Translation of any kind of legal document from English to Spanish or Catalan and vice-versa

Master'S Degree, Corporate Law, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Negotiation, M&A, Accounting, Environmental Law, Procedural LawI did this Master's degree while I was working.

Undegraduate Law Degree, International, European And Spanish Law, Merit

International, European and Spanish Law