Nicolas Wéry Email & Phone Number

Belgium

Belgium

Chios, Greece

Equal Rights is a young NGO working to reunite migrant families in Europe and providing legal support to asylum seekers in Greece.• Managing the Chios office;• Developing internal practices, standards and policies;• Supervising international and local staff, ensuring effective legal representation in asylum and family reunification cases;• Representing the organization before the Greek authorities;• Challenging unjust practices and policies through advocacy, including report-writing and submissions of interim measures to the European Court of Human Rights;• Enhancing cooperation with actors on the island and coordinating joint advocacy;• Managing finance and liaising with donors.

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

StARS is a Cairo-based NGO assisting asylum seekers and refugees through education, psychosocial and legal aid services.• Member of the Refugee Status Determination (RSD) Team of the Legal Aid Program;• Coordinated access to transcripts of asylum interviews, overseeing the review of such transcripts and making representation decisions accordingly in cooperation with the Team Coordinator;• Liaised with UNHCR Egypt’s Registration Unit to ensure prompt follow-up of registration-related inquiries on behalf of vulnerable clients;• Trained and supervised the work of legal advisors, providing detailed feedback on legal submissions and other work;• Drafted in-house guidelines on RSD-related processes;• Trained leaders of refugee communities on UNHCR and StARS’s processes.

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

• Reviewed and finalised the Team’s written submissions to UNHCR in support of client’s RSD first instance interviews;• Conducted screening interviews with refugees seeking representation in RSD matters, particularly focusing on appeals.

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

• Provided workshops to groups and individual clients regarding RSD procedures;• Conducted screening interviews with refugees seeking representation in asylum and protection-related matters;• Drafted legal briefs and prepared witness statements and other evidence in support of RSD appeals and re-opening requests;• Provided advice to refugees attending on a walk-in basis.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Worked at the Investigation Division of the Office of the Prosecutor;• Member of the Team working on the Central African Republic II case;• Researched, reviewed and analysed data and compiled reports accordingly;• Drafted legal requests for assistance to member states.

Netherlands

PILPG is a global pro bono law firm providing free legal assistance to parties involved in peace negotiations, drafting post-conflict constitutions, and war crimes prosecution/transitional justice.• Conducted research into and wrote legal memoranda on international law issues;• Drafted the chapter entitled Management of Information for the publication Handbook on Civil Society Documentation of Serious Human Rights Violations.

Ll.M In Public International Law

Master'S Degree, European Studies

Master'S Degree, Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Law