LLB LLM (Nelson Mandela University)
 molya.vundamina@up.ac.za

Molya Vundamina is a Project Officer and Doctoral candidate in Public Law at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. Her research focuses on the barriers to the ratification of the African Union Free Movement Protocol, with particular attention to the concerns of African states.

She holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in Public Law from Nelson Mandela University, where she was recognised as the top LLM research graduate, and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the same institution. Molya has published on refugee protection, migration, and climate change, and serves on the Steering Committee of the ICON•S Interest Group on Climate Change and Migration. Her professional interests include migration governance, regional integration, human rights advocacy, and access to justice.