Research

I offer thorough and critical legal research, especially in the fields of international human rights law, public international law broadly, along with English constitutional and administrative law.

As a Senior Project Research Fellow at Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford, I support the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief with desk research and drafting, along with management of extraordinary projects.

I am currently undertaking studies toward qualification at the Bar of England and Wales, thanks to a Lord Brougham Scholarship from the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. Since 2023, I am also researching toward a Doctor of Philosophy in Law at the University of Oxford; I have suspended these studies pending qualification to practice.

Human Rights Education

I am also actively engaged in human rights education. Twice per year I have the pleasure of leading the Defending Human Rights trainings for peace activists at the Centre for Training and Networking on Nonviolence, Kurve Wustrow.

I am happy to develop bespoke trainings and workshops on human rights and international human rights standards, especially as they relate to protection of human rights defenders, sexual and gender minorities and critical perspectives on human rights.

Strategy, Facilitation, and Mediation

Much of my work has involved facilitation of capacity-building and strategy development for human rights organisations, with a primary focus on developing protection strategies in contexts of risk. However, this has often led to a broadening of scope to issues of strategy more generally. Much of my current work now concerns the latter.

Conflict management and team development are also closely related to these processes. Having trained in mediation, I relish helping teams identify, analyse, and generate solutions to the challenges which naturally arise in these processes.

Holistic Protection Strategies

I support human rights organisations, collectives, and movements in developing creative strategies to continue their work in violent contexts. Along with a diverse group of dedicated and passionate experts, I contributed to the development of what is now sometimes called ‘holistic security‘ and have published academic and praxis-oriented writings in this regard.