Iván Chanis Barahona

Iván Chanis Barahona is a Human Rights lawyer from Panama and is the president of Fundación Iguales, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting human rights, equality, and diversity in society. He has ample experience in national and international human rights advocacy, with a strong emphasis on LGBTQI+ rights as well as previous experience in the Supreme Court of Panama and the UN system. A former diplomat and legal counsellor, he has also served as an active member of the Advisory Council of the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture.