Sara Giménez Giménez (born,

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, 19 January 1977) is a Spanish

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lawyer who stands out for her fight for the integration of the gitano community into society. She also fights against the inequalities suffered by minorities based on race or sexual orientation. She became a member of the

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in 2018 and joined the board of (FSG) the following year.

Education

Giménez studied law at the

University of Zaragoza The University of Zaragoza, sometimes referred to as Saragossa University () is a public university with teaching campuses and research centres spread over the three provinces of Aragon (Spain). Founded in 1542, it is one of the List of oldest u ...

and completed her studies with a Postgraduate Degree in

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at the

University of the Basque Country The University of the Basque Country (, ''EHU''; , ''UPV''; officially EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community. Heir of the University of Deusto, University of Bilbao, initial ...

. She has also been trained in Direction and Management of

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and has specialized studies on minors,

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...

, and

criminal law Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and Well-being, welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal l ...

, among other specialties.

Career

As head of the Department of Equality and the Fight against Discrimination of the FSG, she carried out direct legal support in the defense of cases of discrimination before the courts and directed the annual report (Discrimination and the Roma community). Some of the most notable cases were that of a Romanian gypsy from

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(ruled in favor at the Provincial Court of Barcelona in December 2013), and the case of the gypsy widow Maria Luisa Muñoz “La Nena”, also favorable, at the

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in December 2009. On 21 March 2018 she began her work as a member of the

(ECRI) in which she carries out control and reviews work on laws, policies, and measures on

racism Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one Race (human categorization), race or ethnicity over another. It may also me ...

and other forms of intolerance. With her appointment, it is the first time that a Roma lawyer represents Spain on this committee. On 13 March 2019 she entered Spanish politics in the

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, confirming her candidacy for the

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, number three by the Citizens party in the community of

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."Sara Giménez, número 3 por Cs en la Comunidad de Madrid". ''

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''. 13 March 2019 Since June 2021, she has been the president of the FSG, after joining the Board of Trustees as vice-resident in 2019.

References

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