She has worked as a human rights specialist at the IACHR since 2006 in different posts, and since 2009 she has been part of the Litigation Group, which provides support in litigating Commission cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. She also coordinates the work of the Office of the Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child. Silvia Serrano has a number of human rights publications to her name and regularly participates in training and educational programs on human rights.