Sofia Jaramillo-Otoya is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) in Colombia.

She is a lawyer from Universidad del Rosario and holds an LL.M. from Columbia University. She has over fifteen years of experience working on the protection of civic space, with a particular focus on freedom of expression at the global level, especially in Latin America and Africa. She has worked with the Special Rapporteurs for Freedom of Expression of both the IACHR and the United Nations, as well as with the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions.

Her professional background includes work with organizations such as Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, the University of California, Dejusticia, and Arcoíris. She has also led initiatives addressing restrictions on freedom of expression and protest, as well as the protection of human rights defenders.