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Silvia Gagliardi
Silvia Gagliardi
Email: s.gagliardi1@nuigalway.ie
PhD Research Topic: “Post-2011 Morocco: Human rights and gender equality for minority and indigenous women.”
Supervisor: Dr Kathleen Cavanaugh.
Academic Background: Bachelor of Science in Political Science (LUISS University, 2004) Master of Science in Political Science (Universiteit Van Amsterdam, 2006) and Master of Science in International Relations (Università degli Studi di Roma III, 2008, awarded magna cum laude/first honours).
Research Interests: Women's rights, gender studies, indigenous peoples' and minorities' rights, Middle East and North Africa studies.
Scholarships and awards: Recipient of the Irish Research Council (IRC) Postgraduate Scholarship: October 2014-October 2018.
Conferences:
Presentation of paper on indigenous women's rights at the "10th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" organised by the Human Rights Consortium, University of London, October 2017;
Presentation of current doctoral project at three annual doctoral seminars, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland in Galway (May 2017, 2016, 2015);
Presentation in two expert workshops on "International human rights mechanisms to combat violence against women and gender-based violence; the role of OHCHR", Second World Human Rights Forum, Marrakech, Morocco, November 2014;
Development and organisation of “Training on development of human rights indicators”, Rabat, Morocco, May 2014;
Development and organisation of “Seminar on good practices in reporting to UN human rights mechanisms”, Skhirat, Morocco, December 2013;
Development and organisation of “OSCE/ODIHR-Council of Europe Regional co- ordination meeting on local government in South-Eastern Europe”, Belgrade, Serbia, November 2012;
Development and organisation of pre-election roundtables in (FYR) Macedonia, Skopje, November 2011.
Relevant Experience: Eight years of professional work experience in human rights with leading human rights organisations and NGOs, including:
2012-2014: United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Tunisia and Lebanon;
2008-2012: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Kosovo, [FYR] Macedonia and Bosnia Herzegovina;
2006-2008: UN Division for the Advancement of Women (USA), UNHCR (Austria), Human Solidarity Group NGO (Sri Lanka), Amnesty International and International Law Institute (USA).
Publications:
"Violence against women: The stark reality behind Morocco's human rights progress", Journal of North African Studies, August 2017;
Drafted several thematic reports and analytical notes on, inter alia: trafficking in human beings (2011, OSCE, (FYR) Macedonia; Human rights defenders and the right to peaceful assembly and association in Bahrain (2013, OHCHR, Lebanon); early and forced marriages in Algeria and Morocco (OHCHR, 2014, Lebanon).
Memberships and affiliations:
Irish Aid Rapid Response Roster Member (Gender and SGBV); Euro-Mediterranean Women's Foundations; Gender ARC; peer-reviewer for Law and Society Review.
