Julieta Castellanos

Julieta Castellanos
Castellanos in 2016
Born
Julieta Gonzalina Castellanos Ruiz

(1954-01-08) 8 January 1954 (age 70)
NationalityHonduran
Alma materUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
University of Costa Rica
AwardsMartin Luther King, Jr. Award
International Women of Courage Award
Scientific career
FieldsSociology

Julieta Castellanos (born 8 January 1954) is a Honduran sociologist and the dean of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) since 2009. Castellanos is known for campaigning against violence in Honduras, focusing on both drug cartels and police corruption. She has advocated for both judicial and police reform. Castellanos founded the Observatorio de la Violencia (Violence Observatory) at UNAH in 2004, a center that analyzes crime statistics in Honduras.[1] She was also a member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was tasked with clarifying the facts related to the 2009 coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.[2]

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  2. ^ "Honduras sets up truth commission". Taipei Times. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2013.