Helena Maleno

Helena Maleno Garzón (born 1 August 1970) is a Spanish-Moroccan human rights defender, journalist, researcher, documentalist and writer. She is specialist in the migration and trafficking in human beings, Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Illes Balears. She is the Founder & CEO of Caminando Fronteras / Walking Borders.

Since 2001 she has denounced the violations of Human Rights in the Western European border. Maleno works on supporting and empowering the sub-Saharan migrant communities during the migratory process, specially women and children victims of violence.