Jurema Werneck
Jurema Werneck | |
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.jpg) by Safira Moreira in 2018 | |
| Born | Jurema Werneck |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Education | Universidade Federal Fluminense |
| Occupation | Physician |
Jurema Werneck is the Brazilian director for Amnesty International in Brazil. She is a black feminist, physician, author, and doctor in Communication and Culture from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She is also a board member of the Global Fund for Women. Her works include, "Estelizacao de mulheres um desafio para a bioetica?", "Saúde da população negra", "O Livro Da Saude Das Mulheres Negras", and "Black Women's Health: Our Steps Come Away".
Life
[edit]Werneck was born in the poor area known as Morro dos Cabritos in Rio de Janeiro.[1] After high school, Jurema attended medicine at Fluminense Federal University as the only black student on the course, this being the case for several years.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2] Werneck is a board member of the Global Fund for Women[citation needed] and the United Nations Population Fund.[1]
Selected works
[edit]- "Estelizacao de mulheres um desafio para a bioetica?", 1995[3]
- "Saúde da população negra", 2012[4]
- "O Livro Da Saude Das Mulheres Negras"[5]
- "Black Women's Health: Our Steps Come Away", 2006
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Jurema Werneck". Global Fund for Women. 2015-09-29. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "Jurema Werneck é a nova diretora executiva da Anistia Internacional". Anistia Internacional (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ Werneck, Jurema (1995). Estelizacao de mulheres um desafio para a bioetica? (in Portuguese).
- ^ Batista, Luís Eduardo; Werneck, Jurema (2012). Saúde da população negra (in Portuguese). DP et Alii. ISBN 9788561593537.
- ^ Werneck, Jurema (6 September 2006). O Livro Da Saude Das Mulheres Negras (in Portuguese). PALLAS. ISBN 9788534702881.
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