Melanie Vangrieken Alvarado is a Human Rights lawyer specializing in water-related human rights issues, with extensive legal experience across Latin America, the United States, and Norway. She holds a Master of Laws from Pennsylvania State University and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Human Rights at the University of Oslo. As a Legal Consultant at Ruden AS, she is working on sustainable legal frameworks for the management of deep-coastal and offshore groundwater resources. She has served as a professor at renowned universities in Colombia, where she taught Human Rights Law and International Development Cooperation. Additionally, she has contributed to legal aid initiatives with organizations such as the Norwegian Refugee Council and Caritas Norge, focusing on housing, land, and property (HLP) rights, water access, and immigration issues. With a strong emphasis on Indigenous Rights to Water, she has gained significant expertise in the legal frameworks governing water access and management, advocating for equitable access among marginalized communities.
