Biography
Angela is a Zimbabwean human rights lawyer and executive leader with over 17 years of domestic and international experience advancing human rights and victim/survivor-centred justice. She has used her legal expertise to challenge impunity, expand access to justice and drive meaningful change. Her work has been widely recognised including being named one of the world’s Top 30 Gender Equality Activists by CNN’s As Equals.
Angela’s work sits at the intersection of international criminal law, human rights and gender justice, with a particular focus on strategic litigation, advocacy and capacity building through an intersectional lens.
She is deeply committed to equality, justice and accountability, and to ensuring that the law is used innovatively to respond to the needs of affected communities.
Experience
Strategic litigation, capacity building, investigation of human rights violations, strategic leadership, advocacy and providing access to justice. Angela has served as a legal director at the Clooney Foundation for Justice and held roles at many organisations including the International Criminal Court; the Southern Africa Litigation Centre; Human Rights Watch, and Open Society Foundations to name but a few.
Mentorship
Recognising the power of knowledge-sharing and collective learning, Angela is equally committed to ensuring that hard-won experience is passed on to others. Through mentoring, guest lectures, and workshops she has supported affected communities, students and activists to access the knowledge and tools they need to make a positive impact.
Expression
Public speaking and writing are two of Angela’s favourite activities. She has appeared on many stages including TEDx in the USA and has been published in newspapers, books and academic journals. She has served on editorial committees, including Opinio Juris and the Oxford Journal of International Criminal Justice.
Highlights
Press and Media
Watch Angela’s TEDx talk
Human Rights and Hope
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