Mia Swart

Mia Swart is a Visiting Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand. She formerly worked as Professor at the University of Johannesburg and Associate Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, She is also a former producer at Al Jazeera Media Network and writes on international criminal law, transitional justice and human rights law. She has consulted for UNDP in Palestine and Amnesty International in Southern Africa. She obtained a PhD from Leiden University and LLM from Humboldt University in Berlin.

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The Utility of the UN Report on Iran and Amini’s Legacy for the Advancement of Women’s Rights

The Utility of the UN Report on Iran and Amini’s Legacy for the Advancement of Women’s Rights

In Iran and across the globe, the name Mahsa Amini has become synonymous with the suppression of women’s rights in Iran. Of Kurdish origin, 22-year old Amini died on 16 September 2022 as a result of being beaten by Iranian police ...
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