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Mélina Nantel

Periodista de LaCuerda, asociación feminista guatemalteca. Practica un periodismo de comunicación para la emancipación. Su trabajo cruza género, derechos humanos y cooperación internacional; ha trabajado como periodista independiente para medios canadienses y centroamericanos en francés, inglés y español. Cuenta con una maestría en Cooperación y Educación Internacional de la Universidad de Jyväskylä (Finlandia) y en Estudios de Género y Feminismo de la Universidad McGill (Canadá). / She is a journalist with LaCuerda, a Guatemalan feminist association. She practices journalism aimed at fostering emancipation. Her work intersects gender, human rights, and international cooperation, drawing on her experience as a freelance journalist for Canadian and Central American media outlets in French, English, and Spanish. She holds master’s degrees in International Cooperation and Education from the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and in Gender and Feminist Studies from McGill University (Canada).

Mélina's Latest Articles

After 17 years of waiting, Guatemala still fails to protect its girls

While a presidential veto and the inaction of the Constitutional Court keep a reform to the age of consent frozen, this investigation reveals how Guatemala maintains a legal vacuum that leaves thousands of survivors of sexual violence and forced pregnancies unprotected.