Igor Ferrer Email & Phone Number

Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil

Brasília E Região, Brasil

• Representing CB in forums, networks: MROSC Platform, Parliamentary Front in defense of CSOs and Democracy; Emergency Platform in the fight against COVID-19; Platform for Political Reform; International People's Court on the Brazilian Justice System; Jubileu Sul Network;• Following-up on legislative processing: bills, MPs on the rights of CSOs; environmental law; emergency measures; drafting amendments, attending to public hearings, liaising with key stakeholders (parliamentarians, NHRC, NGOs);• Participating in HRC sessions: drafted statements; organized/mediated side event (first formal meeting that gathered Mariana and Brumadinho victims), liaising with SR on WatSan and on Toxic Waste;• Setting up contents for CB Seminars, Trainings Course on Advocacy, on Migration and Refuge, on themes related to forced labor and human trafficking;• Support in the elaboration of campaigns: liaising and mobilization of partners, including press channels, NGOs, parliamentary advisors, participation in strategic planning of actions, creation of technical content for dissemination. Highlights in 2020: campaign against MP 910 ("Bill to legalize predatory logging"), Campaign in defense of public-private partnerships in benefit of NGOs, Campaign for fair tax reform for CSOs;• News writing on measures and bills regarding CSO rights;

Brasilia

• General coordinator: focal point for the EU; managing funds; updating the Logical Framework, monitoring plan, the EU OPSYS system; approving co-applicants reports;• Organizing local, regional and national CSOs meetings and liaising with key-stakeholders;• Coordinating the legal consultancy: approving technical notes, guidance booklets for CSOs, report on the bureaucratic criminalization of CSOs;• Selecting CSO projects for sub-grants: drafting documents, assessing, on i.CSOs Strengthening and ii.Emergency aid to combat the pandemic;

Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

• Management of legal proceedings: analyzing and drafting contracts, international cooperation agreements, technical reports; consultancy on civil, labor, administrative, and tax law; legal counseling on internal conflict resolution proceedings;• Updating and drafting institutional documents: bylaws, internal regulations, policy against harassment in the workplace, recruitment processes, official letters, among others;• Coordinator of CB Legal Committee, Coordinator of CB Institutional Strengthening Section - Responsible for Section´s strategic plan, M&E procedures;• Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and grants.com - US platforms: responsible for CB´s DUNS and NCAGE issuance, USAID audit follow-up; procedures analysis;• On Migration: legal counseling for migrants at CB´s House of Rights;• Translating documents in Portuguese, English, and Spanish; simultaneous interpreting;

São Paulo, Brazil

Mandate 2021/2022 • Dialogue and liaising with partners, supporters, parliamentarians, grassroots organizations and other Civil Society Organizations; • Elaboration of studies and research on themes related to Human Rights; • Project writing, drafting of logical frameworks, indicators, budget and action plan;

Ipatinga Area, Brazil

▪ Coordinator of the Labour Law Department: reviewing documents, managing interns´activities, among other activities;▪ Drafting initial applications, statement of defenses and appeals;▪ Attending hearings representing clients;

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Provided legal support to the following mandates: food, housing, extreme poverty, water and sanitation, environment, business & human rights, toxic waste and foreign debt;• Drafted letters (Urgent Appeals, Allegation Letters and Other Letters) on particular cases and complaints taken up by the Special Rapporteurs;• Drafted country-specific human rights assessments in preparation of official country visits, namely for Water and Sanitation on India, for Toxic Waste on Denmark and Greenland and for food on Vietnam;• Analyzed human rights issues contained in cases and complaints addressed to the mandate-holders;• Contributed to thematic reports/studies through researching literature, international law and jurisprudence;• Collected information and carrying out research for the preparation of briefing notes, statements and other documents; i.e. a background research for foreign debt in Panama;• Attended meetings of the 35th and 36th sessions of the Human Rights Council and assisting with the preparation of events.• Volunteered at the 10h Session of the Forum on Business and Human Rights and at the 6th Session of the Forum on Minorities Issues.• Translating countries inputs in Spanish and French into English.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

• Assistance on cases before the I/A COURT HR and the IACHR, including its hearings;• Conduction of doctrine and jurisprudence research on International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Human Rights.• Special legal assistance on cases related to freedom of expression and torture during the military dictatorship in Brazil.• Assistance on the release of institutional materials.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drafted a full merits report related to due process, rule of law and independence of judges in El Salvador;• Drafted monitoring compliances with judgment from the Inter-American Court ofHuman Rights, namely on Uruguay related to due diligence and on Peru with regards to statute of limitations and the right to work.• Attended meetings to discuss the mechanisms of implementation of the Inter-American System for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights.• Translated documents in English and Portuguese into Spanish.• Assisted with the analysis of cases presented before the Commission, i.e., the La Oroya case in Peru.

Ipatinga

▪ Coordinator of the Labour Law Department: reviewing documents, managing interns´activities, among other activities;▪ Drafting initial applications, statement of defenses and appeals;▪ Attending hearings representing clients;

Belo Horizonte E Região, Brasil

• Labour Law Coordinator: leading the legal team, redacted legal documents, such as initial applications, legal opinions, statement of defenses, appeals, and so forth, in subjects related to freedom of association, right to work, right to retirement and trade unions rights;• Attended hearings representing clients.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

• Drafted initial applications, statement of defenses and appeals;• Analyzed potential cases that could be taken by the office;• Conducted interviews with clients and testimonies;• Conducted doctrine and jurisprudence research on civil, penal (coercive measures and arbitrary detentions) and labour law (right to work).• Provided administrative and clerical support: answered and directed phone calls; organized and scheduled appointments; coordinated meetings; reviewed files and records to answer requests for information; arranged travels and updated the database.

Belo Horizonte E Região, Brasil

• Área de atuação: Direito Tributário e Previdenciário;• Redação de despachos e peças jurídicas;• Realização de pesquisas doutrinárias e jurisprudenciais;• Acompanhamento de sessões de julgamento quando o magistrado atuava na Turma Recursal do Juizado Especial Cível.• Atendimento aos advogados;

Belo Horizonte E Região, Brasil

• Área de atuação: Direito Administrativo e Previdenciário• Realização de pesquisas doutrinárias e jurisprudenciais;• Atendimento aos advogados no balcão.

Certificate Of Attendance On The 55Th Graduate Study Programme, Migração, Extremismos E Mudanças Climáticas

Activities and Societies: Migration, Violent Extremism and Climate Change: The United Nations´ role in preventing conflicts spurred.

Post-Graduation Degree In Diplomatic Studies, International Law And International Relations

Thesis: “The State of Brazil as a Human Rights violator by reason of abusive use of pretrial detention”.

Bachelors Degree In Law, Law

Thesis: “The question of state immunity and the Human Rights in the light of the decision of the International Court of Justice.