Assistant Professor, University for Peace, Costa Rica

Dr. Mariateresa Garrido, originally from Venezuela,  is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Law at the United Nations' mandated University for Peace (UPEACE), and the Coordinator of the UPEACE Doctoral Committee in San Jose, Costa Rica. She is an international lawyer and holds a Doctorate from UPEACE. Her main research area is related to the exercise of the right to freedom of expression, the protection of journalists in Latin America, and the interaction between human rights and Information and Communication Technologies. Since 2021, she has coordinated UPEACE projects funded by UNESCO on capacity-building initiatives for journalists in Central America, researched the safety of women journalists, and provided legal assistance to journalists in Costa Rica. She also host the podcast Floreciendo MG in which she shares teachings about Christianity.