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Research Focus
Dr. Daniela Suárez Vargas is a Colombian lawyer and postdoctoral fellow at Queen's University Belfast, specialising in victimhood, sexual and gender-based violence, and transitional justice in conflict settings.
She holds a PhD in Law from Queen's University Belfast, where she was an AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium scholar, as well as an LLM in Law, focusing on Human Rights and Criminology, and a law degree from Universidad del Rosario in Colombia.
Currently, Dr. Suárez Vargas is leading the ESRC-funded project The Subversive Victim: Victimhood, Agency & Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Colombian Non-State Armed Groups, as part of the prestigious ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (NINE DTP). Her research interrogates the politics of victimhood within Colombia's transitional justice framework, with a particular focus on sexual and gender-based violence within guerrilla and paramilitary groups.
In addition to her academic work, Dr. Suárez Vargas has extensive experience as a lawyer and researcher in international criminal law, human rights, international humanitarian law, and the UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda. She has completed a doctoral placement at Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace and co-authored amicus curiae briefs for the International Criminal Court and the Office of Public Counsel for Victims. Dr. Suárez Vargas has also contributed policy and consultation briefs to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence, the Northern Ireland Department of Justice, and the Colombian Ministry of Justice.
Teaching
Dr. Daniela Suárez Vargas has served as a Teaching Assistant for the Contract Law module in the undergraduate law programme at Queen's University Belfast.
In addition, she has been invited as a guest lecturer to deliver lectures on international criminal law, human rights law, transitional justice, and Latin American politics across both undergraduate and postgraduate modules at Queen's University Belfast, Ulster University, and Universidad del Rosario.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- K Law (General)
- Transitional Justice
- Gender-based Violence
- Human Rights Law
- International Criminal Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- Criminology
- Victimology
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Framing a revolution: narrative battles in Colombia's civil war (Book Review)
Suarez Vargas, D., 01 Jul 2024, In: International Affairs. 100, 4, p. 1815–1816Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
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Propaganda vs. truth: Israeli propaganda and Palestinian demonisation
Tamimi, T. & Suárez Vargas, D., 13 Feb 2024, E-International Relations 6 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Women’s experiences of environmental harm in Colombia: learning from black, decolonial and indigenous communitarian feminisms
Suárez Vargas, D. & Killean, R., 06 Oct 2023, Gendering green criminology. Milne, E., Davies, P., Heydon, J., Peggs, K. & Wyatt, T. (eds.). Bristol University Press, p. 229-249Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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The role and responsibilities of non-state actors in transitional justice (invited report for UN Special Rapporteur on Transitional Justice).
McEvoy, K. & Suárez Vargas, D., 12 Jul 2022, UN Human Rights Council. 20 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Contribución al Reporte sobre medidas de justicia transicional para abordar el legado de graves violaciones de derechos humanos y de derecho humanitario cometidas en contextos coloniales del Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas para la promoción de la verdad, la justicia, la reparación y las garantías de no repetición. Medidas de Establecimiento de la Verdad en el Contexto Colonial en Colombia
Translated title of the contribution :Contribution to the Report on transitional justice measures and the legacy of human rights violations in colonial contexts by the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence. Truth Establishment Measures in the Colonial Context of Colombia Research output: Other contribution
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Prizes
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AHRC Northern Bridge Consortium Doctoral Training Studentship
Suarez Vargas, D. (Recipient), Oct 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Suárez Vargas, D. (Recipient), 04 Nov 2024
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Complex Victimhood of Combatants: The Case of Sexual Violence within Armed Groups in the Colombian Transitional Justice
Suarez Vargas, D. (Speaker)
20 Jun 2023 → 30 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Social Movements in Colombian Transitional Justice: Resisting, Reshaping, or Reproducing the “Ideal Victim” of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
Suarez Vargas, D. (Speaker)
04 Apr 2023 → 06 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Sexual violence inside armed groups in Colombia: victimhood narratives
Suarez Vargas, D. (Speaker)
30 Mar 2023 → 31 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Postgraduates in Latin American Studies (PILAS) Conference 2023
Suarez Vargas, D. (Organiser)
01 Oct 2022 → 29 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Sexual violence inside armed groups in Colombia: Narratives of victimhood and criminalisation
Suarez Vargas, D. (Speaker)
13 Jul 2022 → 16 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
Thesis
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The subversive victim: victimhood and sexual and gender-based violence inside non-state armed groups in Colombia
Suárez Vargas, D. (Author), Moffett, L. (Supervisor), O'Donoghue, A. (Supervisor) & Killean, R. (Supervisor), Jul 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy