{"id":58941,"date":"2025-10-27T16:57:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/?post_type=staff_member&#038;p=58941"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:33:52","slug":"leandra-becerra","status":"publish","type":"staff_member","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/es\/staff-member\/leandra-becerra\/","title":{"rendered":"Leandra Becerra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"staff-member-header-banner-block\">\n\t<div class=\"columns is-mobile is-multiline\">\n\t\t<div class=\"column is-7-tablet is-12-mobile is-6-desktop\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-title\">The Team<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title notranslate\" translate=\"no\">Leandra Becerra<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLegal Advisor, Advocacy Programmes &#8211; LAC\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-regular fa-location-dot\"><\/i> <p>Latin America and the Caribbean<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-socials\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container-overlay is-hidden-tablet\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/10\/Staff-Photos-46-Leandra-Becerra-1024x1024.png.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Staff-Photos-46-Leandra-Becerra-640x640.png\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Staff-Photos-46-Leandra-Becerra-1024x1024.png\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Staff-Photos-46-Leandra-Becerra.png\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"column is-5-tablet is-hidden-mobile is-6-desktop\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/10\/Staff-Photos-46-Leandra-Becerra-1024x1024.png.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Staff-Photos-46-Leandra-Becerra-640x640.png\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Staff-Photos-46-Leandra-Becerra-1024x1024.png\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Staff-Photos-46-Leandra-Becerra.png\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"full-width-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n\n                    <p>Leandra Becerra is a Colombian lawyer specializing in Criminal and Criminological Sciences, with nearly eight years of experience in human rights, gender justice, and peacebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Quibd\u00f3, Choc\u00f3, and a proud Black Afro-Colombian woman, she has worked on education, litigation, and advocacy for women affected by incarceration, violence, and conflict. Her expertise includes research on femicide, sexual violence, and restorative justice, as well as direct support for victims and reintegration programs.<\/p>\n<p>Leandra approaches her work with an intersectional, ethnic-racial, and decolonial perspective and has collaborated with both civil society and state institutions. She has also partnered with Equality Now as a consultant and panelist on FGM, sexual violence, and intersectionality. 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