Semegnish (Segma) Asfaw. She/her/hers.
A jurist by training, Segma has worked with the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (CCIA) of the World Council of Churches (WCC) for more than 15 years.
She has a broad experience in researching, planning and coordinating international expert conferences, workshops, webinars on a wide range of human rights issues, including the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), protection of displaced civilians, genocide prevention, forced migration. She is currently particularly focusing on advocacy for the human rights of stateless people, as well as on racial justice issues, with a particular interest for Anti-Black racism as well as Afrophobia.