Mervat Rishmawi

I provide training on human rights law and standards, and the use of UN human rights mechanisms, to practitioners, judges, lawyers, government officials, and human rights activists at various locations in the region. This is often through cooperating closely with organisations in the region, for example the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Amnesty International, Association for the Prevention of Torture, in addition to training courses organised by the UN, among many others.

I am very passionate about making international law, especially human rights law, a tool of change that is relevant to daily life. I believe in the power of simplifying concepts and developments of international human rights law to make them user-friendly, useful and relevant. I enjoy drafting training material and resource manuals, as well as conducting training and participating in debates and discussions – especially those aiming at developing the capacities of the human rights movement in MENA.

Recent work

I am engaged in a project by Amnesty International / Netherlands where I provide training to community partners in East Jerusalem/ Palestine on content and advocacy tools related to economic, social and cultural rights.

– I am preparing teaching, for the third year, a distance learning course on “Engagement in Human Rights”, as part of an M.A degree in Governance and Human Rights, Leuphana Professional School, Luneburg University, Germany.

The following are the main organisations I’ve worked with. Please also see testimonials below from some of these partners.

Most recent clients include: