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Azza Soliman

Organizations: CEWLA Foundation
Professions: Lawyer Consultant

PERSONAL INFORMATION


Lawyer

Azza Soliman

1966

CONTACT INFORMATION / WORK


CEWLA Foundation

(00202) 3266088

azzalawyer@gmail.com

Education


- A scholarship, Columbia University, Law School, 2013-2014.

- Diploma, Cairo University, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Human rights and Civil Society, 2006.

- Bachelor of law, Cairo University, faculty of Law, 1989.

languages


- Arabic

- English

COMPETENCES


- Human Rights.

- Equality and justice within the family and the community.

- Writing national and shadow reports.

- CEDAW.

- Citizenship.

- Domestic violence.

- Civil society.

WORK HISTORY


- Board president of the Center for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance Foundation, 2012 - present.

- Regional coordinator for a project of combating human trafficking and rights of house servants in the Jordanian women union, 2010-2012.

- Regional coordinator of a project on changing Arab personal status laws inside f Arab countries (Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan).

- General Director of the Center for Egyptian Women's Legal Assistance Foundation, 2003-2010.

- Coordinator of the technical and institutional Support of Egyptian NGO's project to execute the Beijing Convention for the UNICEF (items of violence and equality) in front of law, 2001-2002.

Productions and Works


- A development consultant to COSPE foundation in Egypt in order to create and develop women's committees in rural areas outside Cairo.

- Consultant to UNIFEM in Jordan to participate in preparing a manual on Human rights and Women's Human Rights for the Arabic region.

- Consultant to the UNICEF, participated in editing and preparing a training manual in Egypt concerning the convention on eliminating all forms of Discrimination against women.

- Consultant to the ministry of health and the UNFPA, preparing a training manual on resisting FGM and its legal aspect.

- Consultant to the national council of motherhood and childhood, preparing and executing awareness programs on the Beijing Platform.

AWARDS


- PEDRO DE LEMONAURIA AWARD for the ETHICAL COMMITMENT - Spain, Won 2018.

- Martine Anstett Prize Association – Switzerland, Won 2018.

- Allard Prize for International Integrity – Canada, won 2nd place - 2017.

- Human Rights Tulip – Nominated, Netherlands 2017.