Tom Mulisa

Executive Director
Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and_x000D_ Development

Advocate Tom Mulisa is a Lecturer of Constitutional law, Human Rights Law and Governance Law at the school of Law of the University of Rwanda. He holds an LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa from the Centre for Human Rights of the University of Pretoria and Doctoral Researcher at Uppsala University in Sweden; teaching Comparative Constitutional Law for Africa. An Oxford Constitutional law researcher for Rwanda. He is the Executive Director of the Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development which does public interest litigation, advocacy and Human Rights Monitoring in Rwanda.

Event Schedule

DAY 1
18 July 2023
Start Time End Time Session Description Action
08:00 am EEST 09:30 am EEST Litigating Reproductive Justice: Re-imaging an Africentric Approach
Side Event
Kigali Marriot Hotel - Muhazi & Virunga Rooms

The event is aimed at providing a platform for stakeholders to discuss and share experiences including demonstrating the positive African narratives on litigating Read More

Speakers
Paulina Chiwangu

Country Representative

UN Women Uganda

Lillian Tibatemwa- Ekirikubinza

Justice

The Judiciary of Uganda/ Supreme Court

Sheirat Namayanja

Youth Coordinator

SRHR Alliance

Tom Mulisa

Executive Director

Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and_x000D_ Development

Michael Kaiyatsa

Executive Director

Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR)

Speakers

Magdalene Dorto

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Deborah Nyirenda

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Yashmin Fernandes

Director Women's Digital Financial Inclusion Hub, Women's World Banking

Stella Anyangwe

End Polo Now Coordinator Rotary International

Blandine Umuziranenge

Founder and CEO Kosmotivr

Taryn Russell

Deputy Executive Director Results Canada

Djeinaba Kane

Advocacy & Partnership Lead AfricaNenda

Rafiat Akinokun

Youth Advorate and cub's health nurse

Melania Chiponda

Gender and Climate Advisor The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)

Aries Setiadi

Managing Director Fintech Association Indonesia

Claude Mambo Muvunyi

Director General Rwanda Biomedical Center

Hanna Lemma

Co-founder & Contributor Addis Powerhouse

Kathryn Toure

Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office IDRC

Dr. Lisa Avery

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba; Director Africa Initiatives

Carmen Correa

CEO Pro Mujer

Tawakkol Karman

Nobel Peace Price Laureate Tawakkol Karman Foundation

Anis Farid

Research Project Manager Women's Aid Organisation

Patricia Elias

Every Woman International Lawyer; Chief, Global Diplomatic Campaign

Lipi Rahman

Executive Director, Badabon Sangho Every Woman Indrani Fellow

Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda