Dunia Mekonnen Tegegn
Law & Human Rights / by emwa
HUMAN RIGHTS/INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Dunia is an Ethiopian human rights lawyer who has been working with the American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights where she coordinated the Center’s work on Ethiopia through close collaboration with Ethiopia’s Democracy and Human Rights CSOs to ensure human rights are prioritized and protected within the criminal justice system. In her home country Ethiopia, Dunia worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Eastern Africa Regional Office (OHCHR EARO), the United Nations Agency for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Through these roles, she supported the work of the African Union’s Social Affairs and Political affairs departments. Dunia was also admitted as a lecturer of law at Haramaya University Law School and has taught law in several universities in her country. In 2016, Dunia was named as the first Ethiopian/African woman to receive a National Security LLM with distinction from Georgetown University’s Women’s Law and Public Policy Program. Dunia received her Bachelor of laws degree from Bahirdar University, Ethiopia and her master’s degree in Human Rights from Addis Ababa University.
- Listing ID: 2035
- Email: dunix2@yahoo.com
- Mobile Number: 5712127879
