Merveille Mugisha | Bujumbura, Burundi
Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from Université du Lac Tanganyika, Burundi
Previous experience
During her university studies, Merveille represented the university in national and regional moot court competitions in International Humanitarian Law. After graduating, Merveille first worked for a local NGO involved in the fight against human trafficking and other violations, particularly against children under 18.
Two years later, Merveille joined the Lutheran World Federation - an international organization based in Geneva, Switzerland - as an advocacy officer for the "Gender Justice" project, which aims to empower women to defend and exercise their rights in an unfavorable context of deep-rooted prejudice and discrimination.
Academic fields of interest:
- Human Rights
- Gender equality
- Democracy
- International Humanitarian Law
Position prior to the programme
Advocacy Officer for Gender Justice at the Lutheran World Federation, Burundi
Ntandoyenkosi Moyo | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
LLB Bachelor of Laws Honours Degree. Midlands State University, Zimbabwe
Previous experience
I have been a Lecturer in the Public Law Department at the Faculty of Law at Midlands State University, Lecturing International Humanitarian Law for two years. Also I have been both a motivational leadership speaker and moot court coach in Zimbabwe and at the University. I have one year experience as a practicing attorney in private practice in Zimbabwe, specializing in civil and criminal law litigation.
Academic fields of interest:
Public International Law, in particular International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law.
Position prior to the programme
Public Law Lecturer at Midlands State University and a Practicing Attorney in private practice.
Munguiko Muliri Ramadhan | Idjwi, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bachelor's degree in Law at the University of Goma, in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Previous experience
- Civil Administrator of the Republic assigned to the congolese Ministry of Land Affairs
- Expert in a national consultancy for the Oriental REDD+ Integrated Project on the elaboration of land tenure agreements drafts to secure individual and collective land rights for local communities in the provinces of Tshopo, Ituri and Bas-Uélé.
- Teaching assistant at the Faculty of Law of the University of Goma.
- Criminal law and criminology
- Human rights and civil liberties
- Judicial Law
- Humanitarian Law
- Public finance
- Post-conflict reconstruction
Academic fields of interest:
Position prior to the programme
Designer and editor for the Conflict Studies Office, Legal Division, Land and Property Conflicts Direction, at the congolese General Secretariat for Land Affairs.
Neville Mupita | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
BA Law majoring in Criminology (with distinction) and an LLB degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa
Previous experience
I served as an Advocacy intern at the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender (CSA&G). Additionally, I worked as an Academic Tutor for Constitutional Law in the Department of Public Law at the University of Pretoria.
Academic fields of interest:
Human Rights Law and Disability law
Position prior to the programme
I served as the Deputy President of the University of Pretoria Student Representative Council for the 2022/23 academic year. Additionally, I represented the University of Pretoria as a student representative for the South Africa Sweden University Forum. Furthermore, I worked as an academic tutor for Constitutional Law in the Department of Public Law at the University of Pretoria.
Reece Pierce-Jones | Gauteng, South Africa
LLB, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Previous experience
Job Shadowing at Section27, two year internship at the Centre for Human Rights in the Children's Unit which included writing papers, articles and hosting conferences, Vacation Work at two Law firms
Academic fields of interest:
Health Law in terms of the right to health and nutrition
Position prior to the programme
I was an LLB student at the University of Pretoria as well as an intern at the Centre for Human Rights
