Adebayo Okeowo

Adebayo Okeowo is a seasoned Lawyer with extensive experience focusing on good governance, social justice, and human rights issues across Africa.

His areas of expertise include human rights campaigning, video evidence for justice and accountability, open source investigation, and digital verification.

Adebayo Okeowo holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Ilorin, a Master of Laws (LL.M.) and a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) from the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria. He also studied at IIDH in Strasbourg, France and the Nigerian Law School.

Having worked in various reputable organizations, Adebayo Okeowo has served as the Africa Program Manager at WITNESS, Advocacy Coordinator at the Centre for Human Rights, Functional Reviewer at Global Integrity, Exchange Scholar at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Senior Program Officer at Global Rights: Partners for Justice, Staff Attorney at SERAC, Legal Assistant at the National Human Rights Commission in Nigeria, and Intern at the Centre for Human Rights.