Luna Borges is a Lecturer in Law, Supervising Staff Attorney and Research Scholar at Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute and Human Rights Clinic. Within the Clinic, she spearheads projects on systemic inequalities, climate change, and the protection of human rights defenders in targeted territories. She is passionate about mentoring students interested in transformational advocacy, building partnerships with community-led organizations from the Global South, and supporting legal work within Regional and International Systems for Human Rights. As a lawyer and international human rights advocate, Luna brings nearly fifteen years of experience working with civil society organizations and social movements across Latin America on a variety of social and legal advocacy strategies for gender justice, and sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice, specifically. 

Having recently completed a PhD in Constitutional Law at the University of Brasilia, her academic research examines the interconnections between gender, race, class, and territory within the law.