Citlalli Ochoa is a human rights lawyer and legal educator whose career centers on advancing international human rights protections through direct representation, policy advocacy, and clinical legal education. Ochoa joins us from American University, where she supervised the International Human Rights Law Clinic (IHRLC), guiding law students in representing clients in U.S. immigration proceedings and before international human rights bodies. 

Professor Ochoa served as an employment law staff attorney at Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, providing community-based legal support to low-income workers. Professor Ochoa began her legal career at the International Justice Resource Center, first as a fellow and later as a staff attorney, advocating for the robust interpretation of human rights law and the accountability of oversight mechanisms. She has also worked with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.