Tawanda Mutasah

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.

References

1. http://www.abanet.org/rolsymposium/docs/iba_speaker_biographies.pdf ^[dead link‍]
2. "Tawanda Mutasah". Open Society Foundations. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
3. "Tawanda Mutasah announced new head of Law & Policy for Amnesty International". www.amnesty.org. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
4. "Sample of LL.M. Alumni in Public Service". Harvard Law School. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
5. Guardian Staff (28 April 2014). "There is no legal barrier to UN cross-border operations in Syria | @guardianletters". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
6. "Special Guest Tawanda Mutasah". Manufacturing Talk Radio Podcast. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
7. "Staff: Tawanda Mutasah". Open Society Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
8. "Watch all Talks". UNESCO. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
9. "OHCHR | Death Penalty and Transparency – What's to Hide?". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
10. "The Role of Religion in Peace Negotiations in African Contexts". PON - Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
11. "Zimbabwe's outlaw regime". Jordan Times. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
12. "PDHRE: Teach-In". www.pdhre.org. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
13. "Réunion à Lisbonne de la sixième session du Conseil d'administration de CoDA". African Development Bank - Building today, a better Africa tomorrow. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.