Curriculum Vitae

Personal data

  • Name: Juan Raúl Ferreira Sienra.
  • Date of birth: January 16, 1953.
  • Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay.
Juan Raúl Ferreira

Curriculum (Human Rights and International relations)

  • Spanish: (mother Language)
  • English: (Fluent) I Lived and worked -including WOLA- 10 years in the U.S., I attended “The British Schools” in Montevideo.
  • French: (Good) The Haiti Electoral Mission (one year) was in French.
  • Italiano: (Fluent)
  • Master on International Relations, George Washington University, Washington DC, 1982.
  • Diploma en Economía, Montevideo Graduate Diploma on Economic, (IDEM), Montevideo 1993.
  • PhD on Political Studies, Multilateralism and International Organizations Specialty, Magna Cum Laude, Lasalle University, Filadelfia, 1998
  • Diplomado en “Estrategias para la Participación Electoral”, OEA, Washington DC marzo a junio 2010.
  • Speaker and attendant International Course on Ombudsman and Democracy, Alcalá University, Madrid, 2013
  • Graduate Diploma on Politics, Religion y HHRRs, Observatorio del Sur, OBSUR, Adveniat, Brot and FAP, 2020
  • Diploma on Politics Human Rights and Social Media, Puebla Group, Mexico; The New School (Latin American Observatory), USA; Metropolitan University (UMET) Argentina; Rio de Janeiro University, Brazil, 2020/li>
Ref. Dr. Cynthia Mc Clintock
  • Associate Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), Washington DC 1976-80
  • International Advisory Board, WOLA, Washington D.C. 1976-1984
  • Human Rights Network (HRN), Washington D.C. 1976-1985
  • Program Director, International League for Human Rights (INLHR) New York,1979-1980
  • WOLA NGO Observer, Consultative Status, OAS General Assembly, Washington 1978
  • WOLA NGO Observer, Consultative Status, OAS General Assembly, Grenada, 1977
  • National Council of Churches (NCC) NGO Observer, Consultative Status, OAS General Assembly, La Paz 1979
  • Consultative NGO Status at the United Nations, New York 1980-81
  • Vice President and Founder of the Latin American Human Rights Association A(LDHU) Quito, 1979
  • Rapporteur (ILHRR) Consultant before the United Nations (UNO) on Micronesia, New York, UNO General Assembly 1979
  • Director of (ALDHU), Washington Office, Washington D.C. 80-84
  • National Council of Churches NGO Observer, Consultative Status, OAS General Assembly, OEA, Saint Lucia, 1981
  • President of the Uruguay Commission Against Racism and Apartheid (CUCRA), Geneva, 1980-1986
  • Human Rights Secretary, National Party (NP) of Uruguay. Montevideo, 1984 1989
  • Member of the NP Human Rights Commission Montevideo, 2010-2012
  • Member: Nelson Mandela Friends Commission (CANM), Montevideo since 2014
  • Member of the Cristian Secretariat off Help and Attention to Prisons (SACC) of Argentina, Buenos Aires 2020
  • Uruguay´s Representative to the UNO Human Rights Commission, UN General Assembly New York September 1986
  • Uruguay´s Representative to the OAS General Assembly, Washington DC 1986
  • Chairman and Member of the Senate Special Commission on Human Rights, Montevideo, 1985-90
  • Chairman and Member of the House Special Commission on Human Rights, Montevideo, 1990-1995
  • Chairman Homeland Security Committee, House of Representatives 1993-94
  • Member of the Nations Human Rights Institution (INDDHH), Paris Principles, Montevideo, 2012-2017
  • Ombudsman, Montevideo, 2012-2017
  • Member of the National Mechanism against Torture of Uruguay, Montevideo, 2012-2017
  • President of INDDHH of Uruguay, Montevideo, 2013-2014
  • Member (voice no vote) of the UNO HHRR Commission, Geneva 2014-2017
  • Member (With voice no vote) Universal Periodic Exam (UNO), 2016

Among the more than 30 books published

    Book Awarded on Human Rights:

  • “Wilson: Bitácoras de una Lucha”, (2019, Fin De Siglo Editorial)
    • Awards obtained:
    • Brazil´s Human Rights Literature 1st award, from the Movimiento de Justicia e Dereitos Humanos (Brasil)
    • “Best Book of the Year”, 1st Award from the Lawyers Guild of Brazil and the Press Assoc. of Brazil.
Other Books on The Issue:
  • Arte y Solidaridad, (1982, Época Editorial, Quito)
  • Con la Patria en la Valija, Presented in Montevideo by Dr. Raúl Alfonsín (2000, Linardi y Risso Editorial, Montevideo)
  • Vadearás la Sangre, (2005, Linardi y Risso Editorial, Montevideo)
  • Tocando el Cielo, (2008, Linardi y Risso Editorial, Montevideo)
  • Jerusalem (co autoría), (2009, Fin de Siglo Editorial, Montevideo)
  • Guía de Derechos Humanos, (2011. PN, Montevideo)
  • Herencia Africana en Uruguay, (co autoría), (2011, Espacio Afro Uruguayo, Montevideo)
  • Tocando el Cielo, (2012, 2a Edición, IMPO)
  • Ser Iglesia en Dictadura, (2014, Museo de la Memoria, Montevideo)
  • Jornadas del Desexilio, (separata) (2014, IDM, Museo de la Memoria)
  • El Exilio y la CNT en tiempos del Cóndor, (2018, Instituto Cuesta Duarte, Montevideo)
  • Thesis “Restaurative Justice” before the International Mediation, (a publicarse en trabajo de Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
  • “Dios en el Prójimo”, Kirchen Helfen Kirchen, (2020, Montevideo)
In the US
  • 1976-1978: Press Releases at WOLA, Washington DC.
  • 1979: Press Releases at ILHR, NY.
  • 1976 - 1984: published articles and Op Ed Pieces at The Washington Post, L.A. Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Christian Science Monitor.
  • 1976 - 1984: Washington Correspondent of Mexican TV,Channel 13 (Today Televisión Azteca).
  • 1976 - 1984: Monthly articles for El Día from D.C. to Mexico City.
  • 1976 - 1979: Articles at The Buenos Aires Herald.
  • 1977 - 1980: Correspondent La Hora (Daily Newspaper).
In Uruguay
  • 1985 - 1995: Radio “Rural” (CX4) Monday to Friday “El País Merece Saberlo” Montevideo and network, Uruguay.
  • 1999 - 2012: Weekly Column “Semanario Hebreo” Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 2000 - 2003: Weekly Column “El Observador Económico” Montevideo, Uruguay
  • 2000 - 2010: Weekly Semanario Voces, Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • 2008 - 2010: Weekly Column Radio Maldonado, Uruguay.
  • 2000 - 2017: Weekly Human Rights column, UY PRESS (News Agency) Montevideo, Uruguay
Currently
International Analysis and Human Rights:
  • Since 2006 - Weekly Column “La Mañana en Camino” 98.7 FM “Diamante” Montevideo, 92.5 “Cielo” Punta del Este, Uruguay (Wednesdays at 10.30 AM)
  • Since 2010 - Weekly column Radio 88.7 FM “Millenium” Maldonado, Uruguay Mondays Noon
  • Since 2018 - Weekly column Radio CAMACUA, Montevideo, Uruguay,Thursdays 8:30 AM
  • Since 2028 - Monthly Radio Sarandí (top ranking), 1st Sunday from 4.30 to 5:00 PM
  • Since 2020 - Weekly column 94.9 FM Cordialidad, Guichón, Uruguay, Fridays 2.30 PM
  • Since 2020 - Columna “El Baul de los Recuerdos" en "De fogón en Fogón" (Streaming TV, Buenos Aires)
  • Since 2020 - Weekly Channel 100, Cable TV El Poder de la Palabra, Tuesdays at 3:00 PM , Repeated on Fridays and Sundays, Uruguay
  • Since 2020 - Weekly Channel 100, Cable TV “Vivencias de Juan Raúl”, Tuesdays 3.00 PM, repeated Thursdays and Saturdays, Uruguay
  • Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Order, Gran Cruz Grade, Panamá 1981
  • Keys of the City, Miami (Mayor Joe Carollo) 1986
  • Jerusalem Peace Award, 1997
  • Order of the “Libertador” Gran Cruz, Grade, Argentina, 1999
  • Order “Cóndor de los Andes”, Bolivia, Septembre de 2008
  • Diploma “Friend of Mandela” PE Montevideo, 2009
  • Award José D´Elía, Uruguayan Trade Unions Central, Montevideo, 2015
  • Award “Testimonio” Migration and Dictatorship on Scene Event”, (ODU), Montevideo, 2017
  • Work on Zelmar Michelini , awarded and Published by the Zelmar Michelini Foundations, 2017
  • Old Dominion University, “On the Scene Speaker Award” Virginia, USA, 2018
  • Book Awards (Luis Vignolo co-autor) “WILSON, Bitácoras de una Lucha”, 2019 Ut Supra.
  • Bolivia: (Coordinator OAS MISSION) Referéndum Revocation of Presidential Mandate, 2008
  • Paraguay (Coordinator OAS Mission) Referendum Vote for Paraguayan Residing abroad, 2011
  • Colombia: (Coordinator) Three Missions: Parliamentary, Party Internal Elections, Presidential Elections, 2014
  • Peru (Coordinator OAS Mission) Parliamentary and Presidential Elections, 2016
  • Haiti (Chief Of Mission MULTILATERAL MISSION ) Four Missions: Modifications of Electoral Rules, Parliamentary, Parliamentary Second Round, Presidential, (supported and to be reported to OAS, UNO, and European Unión). 2016 - 2017
  • Mexico (Coordinator OAS Mission) Presidential Election, 2018
  • Senator of Uruguay 1985-1990, 1985 - 1990
  • Congressman of Uruguay Representing Montevideo 1990 - 1995
  • Uruguay´s Ambassador to Argentina, 1995 - 2000
  • Director of Binational Commission on Energy with Argentina (CTM SALTO GRANDE) Salto, 2000
  • Director of the Insurance Bank of Uruguay (Banco de Seguros del Estado - BSE, 2001 -2005