University of Washington School of Law

Georgetown University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Human Rights Lawyer/Activist Scholar

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Working for big, structural change—the kind needed to save democracy.

Warren for President

Community Organizer

Georgetown University Law Center

Legal Advisor

Researcher on business and human rights issues, including specific work on strengthening civil liability systems intended to facilitate access to justice where there is a perceived power imbalance between claimants and corporate or public defendants.

Mansfield College, Oxford

Visiting Researcher

- Provide Secretariat support to the expert group on Article 19 (Liability) established by the Conference of Parties (COP)- Assist with the development and maintenance of a database of public institutions and experts with experience in tobacco litigation related to liability; a mechanism for the recommendation of experts engaged in relevant actions; and a list of available resources to assist Parties in dealing with civil and criminal liability and other legal challenges- Provide assistance to the work for supporting the entry into force of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products- Assist on procedural matters, such as rules of procedure, credentials and formal communication with Parties.- Review legal literature related to the workplan of the Secretariat, and participate in the preparation of technical reviews and reports.- Provide technical assistance, with focus on legal matters, including on international trade law, in the work of the Convention Secretariat.

World Health Organization

Technical Officer (Legal)

Building the capacity of countries from the Eastern Mediterranean Region in tobacco controlAssisting countries to implement their obligations under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) by developing coherent legislation and polices through a multi-sectoral approachProviding technical support to undertake research on various aspects of tobacco control, including prevalence of tobacco use, product regulation and trade, health and economic impact, smoking and women and children, and implementation of the Global Tobacco Surveillance System

UNV Technical Officer

Job Responsibilities reporting to Human Rights and Good Governance Manager, Office of the Ombudsman--National Human Rights Institute• Develop a Human Rights Policy• Develop a procedure for implementing the Human Rights Policy• Develop a Gender-based Violence Policy• Assist the Human Rights and Good Governance Manager with the development of incorporating human rights into the legislative process• Assist with the development of training material for internal training of staff and for awareness raising • Assist with any other work that may arise during the assignmentAssignment Outcomes:• First State of Human Rights Report Submitted to the Samoan Parliament; Human Rights Policy and procedure implemented in at least three government ministries• Gender-based Violence Policy implemented in accordance with office priorities• Human rights has been incorporated into legislative review• Material has been developed for staff training and for awareness raising

U.S. Department of State

Fulbright-Clinton Fellow

Assist in the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the Region. Advocate for legislative change that will lead to decrease in deaths related to non-communicable disease. Provide legal and public health research and analysis as necessary.

Tobacco Free Initiative Fellow

Legal Fellow for the National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine assigned to the Committee on Human Rights.

National Academy of Sciences

Mirzayan Fellowship

Performed all case management functions for resettlement inquiries, provided resettlement counseling to individual queries from congressional offices, tracked immigration reform, created public information materials on newly arriving resettlement populations, observed and reported on immigration and resettlement hearings within government agencies and various NGOs working in the field, and conducted research and writing on current issues in refugee law and resettlement. Attended and reported on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) session on the Human Rights Situation of Persons Detained in Guantanamo, Measures on Human Trafficking in the U.S., Constitutional Reform and Human Rights in Colombia, and Statelessness and Human Rights in the Americas. Attended and reported on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Hearing on Syria's Humanitarian Crisis (Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs), to which the High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres testified. Experience in all aspects of ProGres. Submitted and assisted in the submission of dozens of resettlement cases to PRM. Read cover to cover UNHCR's Resettlement Handbook. Wrote the "Family Reunification", "Resettlement Agencies in your Area", "Resettlement Partners" and the "Syria Crisis and Resettlement" webpages for the UNHCR Washington webpage.

UNHCR

Resettlement Extern

Performed research on the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and its accountability mechanisms for the promotion of a women’s health and rights policy agenda into the newly proposed Framework Convention on Global Health. Specifically researched State budget biases against funding women’s health initiatives.

University of Washington

Research Assistant, UW School of Law

Advise the Mayor, City Council and City Departments on issues that impact women in Seattle. Identify areas of concern and recommend policy and legislation, provide feedback and opinion on issues of the city and state budget, and act as a liaison between the women of Seattle and the City government, particularly with regards to health disparities and economic reform. Member of the Subcommittee on Health Disparities and the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

City of Seattle

Commissioner, Seattle Women's Commission

Researched and drafted for the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly Report on Integrating Non-Discrimination and Equality into the Post-2015 Development Agenda for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene by the Secretary-General. Provided legal research and briefing documents for the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme’s Working Group on Equity and Non-Discrimination. Created policy recommendations for the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to water and sanitation. Synthesized international policy on MDGs.See: <a href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/AnnualReports.aspxAnd">http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/AnnualReports.aspxAnd</a> "Summary of Report" <a href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/Post2015.aspx">http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/WaterAndSanitation/SRWater/Pages/Post2015.aspx</a>

United Nations Human Rights

Legal Extern, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanita

Attended and reported on sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Monitoring Bodies (TMBs), including the Human Rights Council. Drafted briefing papers examining the Concluding Observations of the TMBs for 2011. Focused on identifying discriminatory national legislation that created disproportionate effect of statelessness on women. Analyzed outcomes of TMB lobbying efforts and made policy recommendations to UNHCR on addressing protection gaps.Specific TORs:Contribute to the compilation of information and preparation of UNHCR submissions to thedifferent treaty bodies; Monitor sessions of treaty bodies as observers on behalf of UNHCR; Prepare feedback to the concerned field offices on the deliberations and outcomes of theinteractive dialogue on country reports by treaty bodies; Participate as an observer in the sessions of the Human Rights Council, as well as in informalmeetings organized in parallel to the Council sessions, or any special Council meetingsthroughout the year and prepare related reports as relevant; Contribute to the compilation of information and preparation of UNHCR submissions oncountries to be examined under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism; Contribute to the preparation of summaries of UPR submissions to be used for advocacypurposes ahead of the UPR sessions; Participate as an observer in the sessions of the Human Rights Council Universal PeriodicReviews and prepare related feedback reports; Undertake legal research on human rights issues relating to refugees and other persons ofconcern to UNHCR; Search for and analysis of documents produced by the UN human rights machinery; Edit position papers and other legal documents.

Human Rights Liaison

Researched and wrote for report advocating health as a human right specifically concentrated on maternal mortality in the United States entitled "Deadly Delivery: the Maternal Healthcare Crisis in the U.S." Monitored United Nations policies around Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Experience with database project on U.S. detention centers for Amnesty’s internal repository.

Johanna Gusman (she/her)