Sergio Aguayo
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Sergio Aguayo Quezada is a Mexican
academic and human rights activist. He has been a professor and researcher for El Colegio de México
since 1977 and a member of the Mexican Researchers National System (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores de México.)
He was a founding member of the newspaper La Jornada
and the magazine Este País. He is a columnist for Reforma
and other Mexican newspapers, and participates as an analyst on the television show Primer Plano, a political analysis show broadcast on the Instituto Politécnico Nacional
's XEIPN (Channel 11)
, for which he received the José Pagés Llergo Journalism Prize . Additionally, he is a guest columnist for the Spanish newspaper El País.
Sergio Aguayo received his BA in International Relations at El Colegio de México. He obtained his Masters, PhD and postgraduate studies at Johns Hopkins’ Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
From 1990 to 1996 he was President of the Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos
(Mexican Academy of Human Rights), and from 1994 to 1999 he was a member of the National Coordination of Alianza Cívica (Civic Alliance). He currently presides over the Asociación Política Nacional Propuesta Cívica (National Political Alliance Civic Proposal). Dr. Aguayo is President of the Board of Directors of Fundar, Centro de Análisis e Investigación.
Mexican people
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academic and human rights activist. He has been a professor and researcher for El Colegio de México
El Colegio de México
El Colegio de México, A.C. is a prestigious Mexican institute of higher education, specializing in teaching and research in the social sciences and the humanities...
since 1977 and a member of the Mexican Researchers National System (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores de México.)
Biography
Sergio Aguayo is a Researcher at Colegio de México and has taught at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and been a guest teacher at various national and international universities.He was a founding member of the newspaper La Jornada
La Jornada
La Jornada is one of Mexico City's leading daily newspapers. It was established in 1984 by Carlos Payán Velver. The current editor is Carmen Lira Saade...
and the magazine Este País. He is a columnist for Reforma
Reforma
Reforma is a Mexican newspaper based in Mexico City. It has 276,700 readers in Mexico City. The paper shares content with other papers in parent newsgroup Grupo Reforma. The cumulative readership of the newsgroup is above 400,000...
and other Mexican newspapers, and participates as an analyst on the television show Primer Plano, a political analysis show broadcast on the Instituto Politécnico Nacional
National Polytechnic Institute
The National Polytechnic Institute colloquially known as the Polytechnic is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 153.027 students at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels...
's XEIPN (Channel 11)
Once TV
Once TV México, Spanish for México Eleven TV is a Mexican educational broadcast television network owned by Instituto Politecnico Nacional. The network's flagship station is XEIPN channel 11 in Mexico, Distrito Federal. It broadcasts across Mexico through local television affiliates, cable...
, for which he received the José Pagés Llergo Journalism Prize . Additionally, he is a guest columnist for the Spanish newspaper El País.
Sergio Aguayo received his BA in International Relations at El Colegio de México. He obtained his Masters, PhD and postgraduate studies at Johns Hopkins’ Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
From 1990 to 1996 he was President of the Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos
Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos
Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos is a Mexican non-profit human rights non-governmental organization founded in 1984. As of 2006, its president is Gloria Ramírez.It was awarded the UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education in 2002....
(Mexican Academy of Human Rights), and from 1994 to 1999 he was a member of the National Coordination of Alianza Cívica (Civic Alliance). He currently presides over the Asociación Política Nacional Propuesta Cívica (National Political Alliance Civic Proposal). Dr. Aguayo is President of the Board of Directors of Fundar, Centro de Análisis e Investigación.
Publications
- The Mexican Alamanac (2008)
- Mexico-United States Almanac (2005)
- Diagnosis on the Situation of Human Rights in Mexico (2003)
- The “Charola”: A history of intelligence services in Mexico (2001)
- The Mexican Almanac (2000)
- The Cemetery of Myths: the United States and Mexican Nationalism (1998)
- 1968: The Archives of Violence (1998).