Kirby Anwar is a human rights lawyer who provides technical support for women and LGBTIQ+ advocates seeking meaningful participation and justice in the context of peacebuilding and peace negotiations. She has worked with grassroots women’s organizations living in contexts of armed conflict on multiple continents to facilitate their long term social change goals through legal advocacy at international, regional and local levels. She writes and reports on women human rights defenders’ protection needs, gender violence in situations of conflict and disaster, and gender justice under international criminal and human rights law. She has also provided technical expertise to Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace regarding crimes committed on the basis of gender and ethnicity, and co-authored reports on gender persecution in Afghanistan for advocates and judicial actors.
September 12, 2024 |