Civil Rights Defenders
Ebony Wade is a legal professional with extensive experience in various positions related to law and civil rights. Currently serving as a Legal Adviser at Civil Rights Defenders since July 2021, Ebony previously worked as a Legal Consultant at LexSensis, focusing on a complex anti-money laundering investigation. Prior roles include Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia, where responsibilities included prosecuting child abuse and neglect cases, and Attorney-Advisor for the Attorney General-Elect Transition Team, providing legal and policy analysis. Earlier experience includes positions as a Legal Fellow at both the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative and the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, as well as a Law Clerk at the U.S. Department of Justice. Ebony holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from American University Washington College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago.
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Civil Rights Defenders
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Civil Rights Defenders is an international human rights organisation, founded in 1982 in Stockholm, Sweden. We defend people’s civil and political rights and empower human rights defenders in Sweden and globally. All countries need a strong civil society that scrutinizes those in power and presses for positive development. That is why we combine human rights work with efforts to empower local human rights defenders. Together with local partners we monitor the authorities and demand accountability when they violate human rights in law or practice. We take legal action against states, and inform and lobby decision makers to effect change and seek justice. Local human rights defenders are at the centre of all our work. We draw attention to their situation, and seek to support them with training, resources or expertise to protect the space in which they act and strengthen their work. Civil Rights Defenders was founded as a part of the Helsinki movement, under the name Swedish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights. In 2009, we decided to change our name into one that better reflects our work and objectives today.