Samira Aliou Kouré
Summary
Results-driven with positive attitude and passion for providing high-quality advice and guidance to partners. Proven ability to identify human rights issues. Very good written and oral communication skills, as well as the ability to establish and maintain relationships with a wide range of partners. Possesses excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Rights Advisor
The Danish Institute For Human Rights
03.2020 - Current
- Provide human rights expertise for the development of training tools for security forces
- Coordinate the revision of existing human rights training tools to ensure compliance with international standards
- Plan and organize, and deliver human rights training for security forces at various levels of the hierarchy
- Collect and analyze data on human rights and ethical violations within the security forces
- Make proposals to prevent the recurrence of human rights violations
- Support the security forces' internal accountability mechanisms
- Coordinate the partnership with the African police and human rights platform (POLI-DH)
- Maintain close cooperation with institutional partners
- Promote human rights by supporting civil society and the Ministry of Justice in drawing up guides to facilitate victims' access to justice
- Support civil society organizations in their activities to monitor human rights, facilitate access to justice and improve trust between the security forces and the public
- Conduct studies with the national human rights commission or civil society organizations on the theme of "human rights and security"
- Participation in the narrative report and the “outcomes harvesting” of the activities implemented
Legal Advisor
United Nations Office On Drugs And Crimes
06.2017 - 02.2020
- Monitor the rights of persons detained for terrorist offences
- Collaborate with the anti-terrorist judicial unit to monitor the files of persons presumed to be terrorists
- Raise awareness among detainees of their human rights and criminal procedure for terrorist offences
- Draw up monthly reports on results achieved
- Participate, with other actors in the criminal justice system on how best to protect the human rights of detainees, in particular through the right to a fair trial
- Collaborate with and assist local NGOs in their activities to promote and defend human rights within prisons and jails
Legal Advisor
Transparency International/Niger
01.2015 - 12.2016
- Welcome, listen to and support victims of corruption and, more generally, of human rights violations
- Set up and train relay structures (anti-corruption clubs) on corruption, good governance, citizen control of public action and gender mainstreaming in local public policies
- Run anti-corruption clubs
Human Rights Assistant
Commission Nationale Des Droits Humains
10.2012 - 10.2014
- Receive and listen to people alleging violations of human rights, particularly civil and political rights
- Advise victims on how to stop and remedy violations of their rights
- Participate in human rights monitoring
Education
Master of Advanced Study - Human Rights And Civil Liberties
Université Cadi Ayyad
Marrakech, Morocco 03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
Université Hassan 1er
Settat, Morocco09.2009
Skills
- Research and writing abilities
- Partnering and Relationships
- Communication
- Compliance Requirements
- Organization
- Resilience
- Intercultural awareness
- Negotiation
- Training delivery
Languages
Hausa
Native language
Hausa
Proficient
C2
French
Proficient
C2
English
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Human Rights Advisor
The Danish Institute For Human Rights
03.2020 - Current
Legal Advisor
United Nations Office On Drugs And Crimes
06.2017 - 02.2020
Legal Advisor
Transparency International/Niger
01.2015 - 12.2016
Human Rights Assistant
Commission Nationale Des Droits Humains
10.2012 - 10.2014
Master of Advanced Study - Human Rights And Civil Liberties
Université Cadi Ayyad
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
Université Hassan 1er
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