Irene Escorihuela Blasco holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Administration and another in law, along with a master’s degree in Law. Specializing in human rights, she has been working for many years for the defense of social rights at local, national, and international levels. She has academic and work experience in Latin America (Peru and Ecuador) and has also worked at the University of Barcelona. Since 2015, she has been Director of the Observatory of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ODESC) in Barcelona (Spain), where she coordinates research and publications, human rights training, public policy advising, and strategic litigation. Her main area of work is the right to housing and the city from a progressive perspective. She participates in the Barcelona Tenants’ Union and in other social areas defending the right to housing.
