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Dr. Jewel Amoah

Dr. Jewel Amoah is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law,
University of the West Indies St. Augustine. She is also a
Canadian-Trinidadian human rights lawyer and a
member of the Law Society of Upper Canada (Bar of
Ontario). Her doctoral dissertation examined the impact
of intersecting identities on the attainment of identity.
She developed an analytical tool, GRACE, to demonstrate
how the intersection of gender, race, age and culture
impact access to equality rights for girls, subject to
customary law in South Africa. She has facilitated
organisational change in various public sector
environments by raising awareness of harassment, discrimination, human rights and
workplace equity. She has worked with the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone to
build the capacity of NGOs and national institutions in the protection and promotion of
human rights. In addition, her work with the Centre for Human Rights and
Rehabilitation in Malawi and the Centre for Applied Social Sciences in Namibia
presented opportunities to advocate for the promotion and protection of human rights,
good governance and gender equality, as well as provide advice on matters of gender
equality and legislative reform. Her publications include the articles, “The freedoms of
religion and culture under the South African Constitution: Do traditional African
religions enjoy equal treatment?" (withT Bennett) published in Journal of law and
religion and "The world on her shoulders: The rights of the girl-child in the context of
culture and identity" published in Essex Human Rights Review.

Dr. Arif Bulkan

Dr. Arif Bulkan is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, The
UWI, St. Augustine. He teaches Criminal Law, Constitutional
law, Caribbean human rights law and International human
rights law. He is a co-founder (with T. Robinson and D.
Mendes) and co-coordinator (with T. Robinson) of the
Faculty of Law, The UWI Rights Advocacy Project (U-RAP).
Dr. Bulkan, who previously practiced law in Guyana (1990-
2004), is an expert on the emerging legal framework dealing
with the rights of indigenous people in the Caribbean. He is
the author of the book The Survival of Indigenous Rights in
Guyana, which is based on his doctoral dissertation at Osgoode Law School, York
University. He is also the author, with Tracy Robinson and Justice Adrian Saunders of
the book, Fundamentals of Caribbean Constitutional Law. In addition to his advocacy
work, he has also published widely in books, refereed journals, and newspapers. He is a
2017 Recipient of the Anthony N Sagba Caribbean Awards for Excellence for his Public
and Civil Contributions. Between January and July 2018 served as a Judge of the Court
of Appeal of Guyana (Actg). He was elected as a member of the United Nations Human
Rights Committee that oversees compliance with the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights (ICCPR) and began his term in January 2019.

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