Professor Gaspar Rivera-Salgado

2004/2005 Gaspar Rivera-Salgado

In September 2004, Professor Gaspar Rivera Salgado was appointed to the Prince Claus Chair by Utrecht University for the period 2004/2005. Born in 1965, in Tecomaxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, Professor Rivera-Salgado is an expert in indigenous rights.
Professor Rivera-Salgado was appointed on the basis of his academic work in this field of indigenous rights, particularly in Latin America and the United States. He currently works as an independent consultant in the non-profit sector.

With regard to the Chair`s activities for the public, Utrecht University organised a secondary-school student demonstration on Human Rights and Migration, with the support of Professor Rivera-Salgado. For more information (in Dutch), go to http://mensenrechten.ivlos.uu.nl.