Improving routes to justice for victims of transnational human rights violations in South America

Dr Francesca Lessa (Oxford Department of International Development and Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, University of Oxford) was Highly Commended in the ESRC IAA O²RB Excellence in Impact Awards 2021 for improving routes to justice for victims of transnational human rights violations in South America.

Watch the film below to learn more about her impact journey: 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1PzlSzQkN7c

In the News:

Expert testimony from Francesca Lessa helps secure human rights verdict against Argentina, 4 January 2022

Operation Condor: the cold war conspiracy that terrorised South America, The Guardian, 3 September 2020

 

Dr Francesca Lessa holds her Excellence in Impact Awards 'Highly Commended' certificate in front of the event branding, flanked by Professor Roger Goodman and Prof Heather Viles

Professor Roger Goodman, Dr Francesca Lessa, and Professor Heather Viles at the O²RB Excellence in Impact Awards ceremony Credit: John Cairns.

Dr Francesca Lessa holds her Excellence in Impact Awards Highly Commended certificate, standing next to Prof Diego Sánchez-Ancochea and flanked by the event branding

Dr Francesca Lessa and Head of the Oxford Department of International Development, Professor Diego Sánchez-Ancochea. Credit: John Cairns.