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San Diego, California, United States

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

London, United Kingdom

Prepared bail applications for detained immigrants, provided telephone advice to unrepresented detained immigrants, and assisted in outreach workshops in detention centres.

New York, Ny

Coordinated research and administrative support for lawyers litigating public interest cases related to racial justice in the United States on issues such as civil debtors’ prisons, affirmative action, the school-to-prison pipeline, educational desegregation and police racial profiling.Compiled, Bluebook-formatted, and filed legal briefs in federal district court.

Greater New York City Area

Provided research and administrative support for lawyers litigating public interest cases related to racial justice in the United States.

New York, Ny

Researched and wrote funding proposals for radio stations in conflict zones, a website focusing on transitional justice issues, and an impunity barometer measuring the progress of sexual violence claims, among others.

New York, Ny

Conducted research and interviewed participants for a 28-page magazine produced by Human Rights Watch to celebrate a global grant program for persecuted writers. Assisted in design, preparation and distribution of the publication.

Bangui, Central African Republic

Coordinated and wrote press releases, social media content, and photo stories on IOM’s activities supporting internally displaced migrants in a UN Level 3 Emergency.Wrote reports for donors including ECHO and the UN, and translated monthly surveys evaluating IDPs’ opinions on return.

Prepared and filed asylum, family and housing law briefs, conducted country research in French and English, assisted immigrant clients with basic paperwork, and drafted asylum affidavits.

New York, Ny

Assisted HRF lawyers in preparing asylum cases for external pro bono representation, including writing client case summaries, conducting research in French and English, corresponding with detained immigrants, and performing administrative tasks.

Washington, Dc

Supported the State Department's Office of the Kimberley Process, a global coalition of states working to prevent trade in conflict diamonds.Wrote proposals supporting reform of the Process for the 2012 Washington Plenary.Conducted research in French and English among KP member countries on issues such as: national implementation of the global KP diamond trading system; and a benchmark tool to assess countries' compliance with the KP scheme.Translated documents into French for Francophone member countries.

Cape Town Area, South Africa; Stanford, Ca; Nairobi, Kenya

Copyedited and tagged articles from 100+ African and international news organizations for an online African news aggregator. Worked full-time in Cape Town in summer 2010, and part-time during the first year of my undergraduate studies.Researched and wrote four articles on development projects in Nairobi and rural Kenya during summer 2011.

Education record

Research Assistant, Professor Jennifer Chacón. Co-Director, Law Students for Immigrant Justice & Law Students Against ICE International.

Msc, Global Migration, Distinction

Dissertation: Assessing the relationship between new rules restricting immigrant access to public accommodation in the UK, and judicial.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), International Relations, Honors, Distinction

Honors Thesis: U.S. asylum policy reforms drawing on interviews with people granted asylum based on membership in a particular social.

Study Abroad

Coursework: Law and Society in Africa; Violence, Identity and Politics in Modern East and Northeast Africa; Pentecostalism in Africa.