Christelle Zafiryadis

Department Director, Human Rights, Africa at Danish Institute for Human Rights

Christelle Zafiryadis is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in human rights and program management. Since March 2015, Christelle has served as both Department Director and Program Manager at Institut for Menneskerettigheder. Prior roles include Programme Analyst and lawyer at UNFPA from February 2011 to March 2013, and Juridisk Fuldmægtig at Statsforvaltningen Hovedstaden / Det Sociale Nævn and Det Psykiatriske Patiensklagenævn from March 2009 to February 2011. Additionally, Christelle held the position of BA.Jur. at Borgerrådgiveren Københavns Kommune and completed an internship at the Danish Embassy in Benin in early 2008. Christelle holds a Master’s degree in Law from Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen, attained in 2008.

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