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unusual facts about Ana G. Mendez


Ana G. Méndez

On July 10, 2003, Mayor Buddy Dyer of Orlando, Florida announced the opening of the "Ana G. Mendez Metro Orlando University".


Ana G. Méndez University System

The Ana G. Méndez University System —or Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez (SUAGM) in Spanish— is a private institution of higher education in Puerto Rico.

Jesús F. Méndez

Within three days of his swearing in, he began a rare two-day term as Acting Governor when Gov. Fortuño, as well as the next two officers that precede the Secretary of the Treasury in the line of gubernatorial succession, McClintock and Attorney General Guillermo Somoza, were simultaneously in Washington DC.

Juan E. Méndez

In 1978 he joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under the Law in Washington, D.C., and in 1982, he launched Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) Americas Program.

Subsequently, Mendez worked for the Catholic Church in Aurora, Illinois, protecting the rights of migrant workers.

Mendez has taught human rights law at Georgetown Law School, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and the University of Oxford Masters Program in International Human Rights Law in the UK.

Juan N. Méndez

In 1858 he was made treasurer of the State of Puebla and prefect of the Department of Zacatlán.

He defended Puebla against the rebels of Zacapoaxtla in January 1856 and fought the Conservatives in the mountains of Puebla and Tlaxcala in 1857.

Born in Tetela de Ocampo in the Sierra Norte de Puebla, Méndez worked in commerce and livestock until 1847.

Judge Rotenberg Educational Center

The release of a video of a student being shocked prompted outrage and resulted in the school being reported to the United Nations for torture, and resulted in an investigation by Juan E. Méndez, the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on Torture and a discussion at a United States Senate Committee on alternatives to aversive therapies.

Laura Alemán

Made commercial for Burger King, Ana G. Mendez, Radio Shack, McDonald, Medalla Light, Transit Authority, Pan Pepin and the most recent T-Mobile Flash puppy with director Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz known for his film EVIL LOVES decisions and the campaign of the People's Bank directed by Marcos Zurinaga.

Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

The International Advisory Board is composed of José E. Alvarez, André Bergen, Bernard Bot, Günter Burghardt, Luc Cortebeeck, Herman Daems, Bert De Graeve, Jan Egeland, Gareth Evans, Mark Eyskens, Jan Grauls, Beate Kohler Koch, Thomas Leysen, Edward Luck, Juan Méndez, Woo-Sik Moon, Hugo Paemen, Yasmin Sooka, Strobe Talbott, Frans van Daele, Walter van Gerven, Youquiang Wang, Thomas Weiss.

Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute

The Crimes Against Humanity Initiative is directed by a global Steering Committee of experts and scholars in the field of international criminal law including Professor Leila Nadya Sadat (chairwoman), Professor M. Cherif Bassouni, Ambassador Hans Corell, Justice Richard Goldstone, Professor Juan E. Méndez, Professor William Schabas and Judge Christine Van Den Wyngaert.


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