TAG InternationalJustice Consultant
Sep. 2018Hargeisa, Somaliland; Kosovo; Baghdad, Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah, Iraq; Saudi Arabia; IndonesiaProsecutions Strand Lead on British FCDO CTPF project across Iraq (Baghdad, Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah), focused on improving fair trial conditions for detained terrorism suspects, from investigation through detention and then at trial. Technical assistance and trainer on Justice Support Programme for the British FCDO to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Justice on behalf of the British FCDO, tasked with analyzing the ongoing reform programme, identifying relevant training needs, delivering training, and generally broadening familiarization with UK best practices and procedures. Prosecutions Lead on TNA for the British FCDO in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, meant to identify training gaps and propose programming solutions for increasing local capacity to prosecute counter-terrorism cases in a human-rights compliant manner. Subject Matter Expert to an FCO CSSF Security and Justice Project in Kosovo, working primarily to address issues with the Kosovo Judicial Council; with the recent COVID crisis, assisting in building resilient judicial pathways. Subject Matter Expert to an FCO CSSF Security and Justice Project in Somaliland. Focused on capacity building for court administration and judicial accountability. Have supported the design and implementation of a case management database in Somaliland Rule of Law institutions. Provide extensive mentoring and training in the use of the database, and analysis of data. Assist in technical maintenance of the database. Provide mentoring in judicial and prosecutorial ethics, and have assisted in implementation of national ethics guidelines. Leading a scoping study of digital evidence in Indonesian courts. Meeting with prosecutors, investigators, and judges to understand pathways for digital information to transform into digital evidence. Recommending steps to comply with international good practice and fair trial standards