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Biography
Jurema Werneck (born ) is the Brazilian director for Amnesty International in Brazil. Werneck is a board member of the Global Fund for Women
Life
Werneck was born in the poor area known as Morro dos Cabritos in Rio de Janeiro. After high school, Jurema attended medicine at Fluminense Federal University as not only black student on the course, but the only one for several years.
After graduating, she worked at the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Secretariat for Social Assistance and the Center for Articulation of Marginalized Populations.
In 1992 she was one of the founders of the NGO "Criola" which promotes black women's rights.
Werneck is a black feminist, physician , author and doctor in Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. An activist for the Brazilian black women and human rights movement she published the book "Black Women's Health: Our Steps Come Away" in 2006.
Werneck became the Executive Director of Amnesty International Brazil in February 2017. Amnesty has had an office in Brazil since 2012. Werneck is a board member of the Global Fund for Women which directs funds to women led organisations. and to the United Nations Population Fund.
Works
- "Estelizacao de mulheres um desafio para a bioetica?", 1995
- "Saúde da população negra", 2012
- "O Livro Da Saude Das Mulheres Negras"
- "Black Women's Health: Our Steps Come Away", 2006