Tawanda Mutasah Explained

Tawanda Mutasah (born 1970[1]) is a lawyer, human rights advocate, and formerly Global Director of Programs at the Open Society Foundations.[2]

Biography

He was Senior Director for Law and Policy[3] at the Amnesty International, International Secretariat, leading the global movement's work on policy development, and its contributions to and interpretations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. He trained in law at Harvard University,[4] New York University[5] and the University of Zimbabwe,[6] and holds a management degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He has worked for Oxfam Great Britain as a spokesman on African issues, and previously directed OSISA, the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa.[7]

He speaks and writes on human rights,[8] transparency,[9] democratic governance,[10] rule of law,[11] and economic justice[12] issues.

Mutasah has served as a governing board member for the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa,[13] convened by the African Development Bank, African Union, and UN Economic Commission for Africa.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.abanet.org/rolsymposium/docs/iba_speaker_biographies.pdf
  2. Web site: Tawanda Mutasah. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120305165459/http://www.soros.org/newsroom/experts/mutasah. 5 March 2012. 28 January 2011. Open Society Foundations.
  3. Web site: Tawanda Mutasah announced new head of Law & Policy for Amnesty International. 2020-10-25. www.amnesty.org. 9 July 2014 . en.
  4. Web site: Sample of LL.M. Alumni in Public Service. 2020-10-25. Harvard Law School. en.
  5. News: Guardian Staff. 2014-04-28. There is no legal barrier to UN cross-border operations in Syria @guardianletters. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-10-25. 0261-3077.
  6. Web site: 2017-03-29. Special Guest Tawanda Mutasah. 2020-10-25. Manufacturing Talk Radio Podcast. en-US.
  7. Web site: Staff: Tawanda Mutasah. Open Society Foundation. 2013-09-17.
  8. Web site: 2017-10-04. Watch all Talks. 2020-10-25. UNESCO. en.
  9. Web site: OHCHR Death Penalty and Transparency – What's to Hide?. 2020-10-25. www.ohchr.org. en-US.
  10. Web site: 2008-09-08. The Role of Religion in Peace Negotiations in African Contexts. 2020-10-25. PON - Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. en-US.
  11. Web site: 2020-08-10. Zimbabwe's outlaw regime. 2020-10-25. Jordan Times. en.
  12. Web site: PDHRE: Teach-In. 2020-10-25. www.pdhre.org.
  13. Web site: 2019-02-26. Réunion à Lisbonne de la sixième session du Conseil d'administration de CoDA. 2020-10-25. African Development Bank - Building today, a better Africa tomorrow. en.

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