Ofelia Riquezes Curiel

Bio

Ofelia Riquezes Curiel joined Florida International University's Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs in 2020. Originally from Venezuela, she is a lawyer with a Master's degree in Human Rights, Rule of Law and Democracy in Latin America (Universidad de Alcalá, Spain) and holds a PhD in Political Science (Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela).

Before moving to Miami, Dr. Riquezes was a Human Rights and Civil Law Professor at Universidad Metropolitana's Faculty of Legal and Political Studies for several years. Prior to that, she practiced as an attorney in a well-known legal firm in Caracas. Dr. Riquezes continues to contribute to research projects led by Universidad Metropolitana's Human Rights Center, of which she is a founding member.