ELIZABETH WANGARI ODHIAMBO C/o UON, SOL Campus P O Box 19134 – 40123 MegaCity Kisumu Email [email protected] Tel +254717290640

Vision: Towards the realization of Criminal Justice for all

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

March 2015 to date Registered Student – PHD in Criminal Justice Walden University, USA Sept 2005-Sept 2007 Masters in Philosophy Degree, University of Kent, UK Sept 2003 – Sept 2004 Masters Degree in Criminal Law and Justice LLM The University of Leeds – Merit Degree March 2003 Awarded a British Chevening Scholarship for LLM Oct 2002 Admission to the bar of Advocates of the High Court of Sept 1999 – Aug 2001 Diploma in Legal Practice – Kenya School of Law Sept 1994 – June 1999 Bachelors Degree in Law at Makerere University,

WORK EXPERIENCE:

A. FACILITATION/TEACHING June 2015 Facilitator, Workshop on Child Rights, Millenium Villages, Kisumu March 2015 Facilitator, Training of Police against use of torture in interrogation, PTC Kisumu January 2015 Facilitator, Workshop on Sexual Violence in Schools organized by Cornell University/School of Law School, Kisumu 2012 to date Part Time Lecture, Maseno University (Criminology, Criminal Justice Systems ) October 2009 to-date Lecturer, , School of Law, Kisumu. (Family Law, Child Rights, Criminal Law, Labour)

B. RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS October 2015 to date Researcher, GOK/PRI – Effectiveness of Probation and CSO Orders July 2015 Sexual Violence in Kenyan School, Cornell University/HRC June’09/May 2010 Legal Opinion on Torture - ICJ (K) – EU July/August 2009 Rapporteur - KNCHR Workshop Report on Transitional Justice May 2009 Rapporteur - UNHCR Workshop Report on Internally Displaced Persons Sept 2004 LLM Dissertation - Independence of the Independent Police Complaints Commission IPCC in the UK June 2002 Memorandum on women’s rights presented to KCRC April 2002 Research on torture used by Amnesty International in their country report

C. HUMAN RIGHTS WORKER October 2013 Participant, Ethics and Anticorruption Workshop, Greenhills, Nyeri Aug/September 2013 Participant, FIDA Workshops on 1/3rd rule and Reproductive rights Sept 2003 – Jan 2007 Participant in Amnesty International (London office) campaigns against Torture and Oppression of Women. Worked with Advocates representing Asylum Seekers in the UK. Participated in online campaigns against poverty organized by OXFAM.

REFEREES 1. Mr. Okech-Owiti, Dean, School of Law Kisumu, University of Nairobi, P O Box 319134-40123 Kisumu, Kenya. Tel 0722529268 Email [email protected] 2. Dr Felix Kioli, Chair, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Private Bag, Maseno University. [email protected] 3. Mr. Chris Wheat, Executive Director, Simon Newberry School, Kisumu, Tel 0713670848 email [email protected]