Alfredo Castillero Hoyos is a Panamanian political scientist, Human Rights

Human rights

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 activist, and professor

Professor

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. He was a member of the United Nations

United Nations

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's Human Rights Committee

Human Rights Committee

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 and ran for the Ombudsman

Ombudsman

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 Office of Panama

Panama

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Alfredo Castillero Hoyos graduated at the University of Warwick

University of Warwick

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, England

England

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, where he obtained a Masters' Degree in Political Studies in 1993. He then went on to complete post-graduate studies in the methodology of social sciences and a doctorate in political studies, both at the University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

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, England

England

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, in 1999.