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- 1. Curriculum Vitae Sally Holt 1 PERSONAL DETAILS Senior Research Fellow, Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, University of East London, University Square Stratford, London E15 1NF, United Kingdom. Tel. + 44 (0)20 8223 3230, Mobile + 44 (0)7923 690 720, E-mail s.holt@uel.ac.uk, Website: www.uel.ac.uk/chrc Nationality United Kingdom QUALIFICATIONS Diploma, Advanced Course on the International Protection of Human Rights, bo Akademie Institute for Human Rights, Turku/bo University, Finland, 1999 MA (with Distinction) in Understanding and Securing Human Rights, University of London, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, 1998 BA (Hons.) 2 (i) in Ancient History & Archaeology, Nottingham University, 1989 EXPERTISE/RESEARCH INTERESTS International human rights law, specialising in minority rights Conflict prevention, management and resolution Peacebuilding and long-term security challenges, including the women, peace and security agenda Expertise in the following thematic areas: non-discrimination and equality; managing cultural, linguistic and religious diversity; participation in public and economic life; land and natural resources KEY SKILLS Research and analysis (academic, legal and policy) leading to identification of effective practices and development of recommendations and guidelines Drafting materials (report, briefing, training, etc.) tailored to audience Course development and delivery (academic, training, e-learning, etc.) Review and evaluation of programmes across diverse countries/contexts, including survey design Project planning, development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting Networking and liaison, including establishment and maintenance of key contacts/relationships CONSULTANCIES (last 5 years) EuropeAid funded project Youthopia! August 2014January 2015 Designing and delivering a series of workshops on human rights in conflict situations for youth from the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. Sub-contracted by Famagusta Youth Center (MAGEM). For information on the project see: www.youthopia.org UN Staff System College MayOctober 2014 Preparing an e-learning course for the UN Staff System College on Participation and Inclusion of Minorities in UN and National Programming. Sub-contracted by Minority Rights Group International. See: http://newunkampus.unssc.org/course/info.php?id=141 European Commission External Action Service JulySeptember 2013 Participating in an ExpertMission to theRussian Federation in the context of the EU-Russia visa dialogue to assess compliance with relevant international standards and recommendations in the areas of anti- discrimination, protection of minorities, and combat against hate crimes. Preparing a report and recommendations. Final synthesis report available at: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-is- new/news/news/docs/20131218_commission_report_on_the_implementation_by_russia_of_the_common _steps_for_visa_free_regime_en.pdf
- 2. 2 UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) FebJune 2013 Preparing an e-learning moduleon AddressingDisputesand Conflicts overthe Tenure of NaturalResources in support of the implementation of UN FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure. See: http://www.fao.org/nr/tenure/e-learning/en/?no_cache=1 UN Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary General (OSASG) Yemen May 2013 Preparing a paper on Restitution of Land and Property for the National Dialogue Process, Yemen United States Agency for international Development March 2013 Preparing a Quick Guideversion of the handbook on Land and Conflict Prevention. Sub-contracted by Initiativeon QuietDiplomacy. See: https://chrcevents.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/iqd_landcp_qg_combined_web2.pdf UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) MayJune 2011 Drafting thebackground paper and participating as a panelist and speaker at the Regional Conference on Advancing the Participation Rights of Minorities in Central Asia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 21-22 June 2011. OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) AprilMay & SeptOct 2010 Preparing a first draft of guidelines on Integration of Diverse Societies for OSCE participating states and undertaking revisions in consultation with HCNM staff. Guidelines available at: http://www.osce.org/hcnm/96883 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Senior Research Fellow & Deputy Director, Centre on Human Rights in Conflict, University of East London Aug 2015present Undertaking policy-oriented research and consultancies at the intersection of human rights, development, and peace and security. Current research projects and related activities include: Developing platforms of support for women in public life in countries in transition in the Middle East and North Africa (with the International Forum for Islamic Dialogue and the Jasmine Foundation). Research and advocacy to supportdevelopment of a UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights General Comment on Land Rights (with Amnesty International and Minority Rights Group International). Research on the participation of minorities and indigenous peoples in peace processes (with Minority Rights Group International). Co-designing and coordinating a new MA in Human Rights Practice and Advocacy, teaching on the Human Rights LLM and designing and delivering trainings for external audiences. Preparing funding proposals, including developing research project methodologies. Drafting policy-focused documents(literaturereviews,conceptnotes,workingpapers, briefings, etc.) and academic outputs (chapters, journal articles, etc.). Participating as an expert/panelist/resource person at events (workshops, conferences, seminars, etc.). Adviser, Initiative on Quiet Diplomacy (IQd), University of Essex Human Rights Centre Oct 2008Dec 2012 Coordinating the development and use of a toolkit of conflict prevention resources for policy-makers and practitioners including: authoring,commissioning and editing issue-based handbooks,quick guides and related materials and delivering outreach events. Designing and developing training modules and other capacity-building tools based on the toolkit and delivering tailored trainings for diverse audiences (IGO, government, opposition movements, etc.). Managing a Cordaid-funded programmeof work on women, peace and security, focused particularly on womens participation in conflict prevention, resolution and peacebuilding processes. Providing assistance to parties in conflict situations, by acting as a resource person focused on problem-solving around specific issues (e.g. non-discrimination and equality, forms of governance and political participation, language, education, and land).
- 3. 3 Social Inclusion Programme Manager, Aga Khan Foundation (UK) Sept 2007Sept 2008 Designing and managing a programme of work to inform an institutional decision regarding potential AKF (UK) engagement in a social inclusion capacity in Western Europe, involving: Designing, commissioning and managing research studies, including comparative analysis of selected European countries approaches to the integration/inclusion of communities of immigrant origin. Reviewing and evaluating Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Ismaili community-supported interventions in North America and Europe to extract lesson learned. Assessing AKDNs potential strengths (and weaknesses) with regard to social inclusion drawing on relevant health, education and micro-finance programmes in developing countries and considering the ethos, values and approach of the network more broadly. Consulting with a rangeof stakeholders that influence and/or work on social inclusion of populations of foreign origin (particularly Muslims) in Europe generally and the UK and Germany, especially. Preparing a synthesis report and final recommendations to the AKDN Board. Research Fellow, Centre for International Cooperation and Security, Peace Studies Dept., University of Bradford Sept 2004Sept 2007 Applied policy research for government agencies, IGOs and NGOs in the fields of human rights, development and conflict. Developing and delivering training courses e.g. for the UKs Ministry of Defense and Foreign and Commonwealth Office/British Council Chevening Fellowship Programmes. Maintaining donor, project partner, and other key external relationships e.g. with UK DFID, Canadian and Swedish international development agencies. Academic research and analysis leading to publication. Legal Officer, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Jan 2000Sept 2004 Researching and preparing reports on legal, thematic and conceptual issues relating to human rights, conflict prevention, and related fields. Reviewing and analysing international and national legal materials in the areas of human rights and protection of minorities. Contributing to the thematic work of the HCNM involving elaboration of guidelines and recommendations for law and policy-makers on minority-related issues (effective participation in public life, language use, education, citizenship). Coordinating HCNMwork on Roma and Sinti including supportfora network of Roma and Sinti women, contributing to the OSCE Action Plan on Roma and Sinti, editing publications, and networking with IGO, NGO, and community representatives. Representing the HCNM at meetings, workshops, seminars, and conferences and in intergovernmental fora, including preparation and delivery of presentations and formal interventions. Researcher, Rights and Humanity JuneDec 1999 Researching and drafting briefings and background papers and compiling meeting reports. Legal Assistant, OSCE HCNM (short-term temporary assistance) MarchMay 1999 Editing reports and articles and preparing conference materials for publication. Legal Clerk, Howe and Co. Solicitors Oct. 1998Feb 1999 Accompanying asylum-seekers to interviews conducted by the Home Office and Immigration Services, liaising with clients and solicitors and completing paperwork. Rangeofarchaeological postsforMuseums andArchaeologicalUnits intheUKandNorway 19901997
- 4. 4 LANGUAGES Native English speaker French Intermediate Level (Alliance Fran巽aise, 2003) PUBLICATIONS The Role of Soft Law in Minority Rights Protection and Diversity Management: Reflections from Practice (with Zdenka Machnyikova & John Packer), in: Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen and Stephanie Lagoutte (eds.) The roles of Soft Law in International Human Rights Law, Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2016. The Role of Human Rights in Diversity Management and Conflict Prevention, in: Corinne Lennox (ed.) Contemporary Challenges in Securing Human Rights, Human Rights Consortium/Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, 2015, pp. 59-66 Overview of Minority-related Activities in the UN system in 2013 (with Rajiv Jebodh & Jeremie Gilbert), in: EuropeanYearbook of Minority Issues, Vol. 12, 2013/2014Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill, 2015, pp. 280-314. "Managing Diversity: Culture", Conflict Prevention Handbook Series, No. 7, Initiative on Quiet Diplomacy, forthcoming 2016. "Culturefor Shared Societies" (with Zdenka Machnyikova), in: Mari Fitzduff (ed.) Public Policies in Shared Societies: A Comparative Approach, Palgrave, 2013, pp. 167-214. "Land and Conflict in Shared Societies" (with John Bruce), in: Mari Fitzduff (ed.) Public Policies in Shared Societies: A Comparative Approach, Palgrave, 2013, pp. 215-240. "Land and ConflictPrevention"(with John Bruce), Conflict Prevention Handbook Series, No. 6, Initiative on Quiet Diplomacy, 2011. Available at: http://www.iqdiplomacy.org/images/stories/handbook/pdf/land_iqd6_02.pdf "Impact of the Public Expression of Identity on Social Cohesion" (with John Packer), Background Paper for the Club of Madrid's Shared Societies Project, November 2008. Available at: http://www.clubmadrid.org/img/secciones/SSP_3_Impact_of_Public_Expression_of_Identity_by_Holt_a nd_Packer.pdf "OSCE Developments and Linguistic Minorities" (with John Packer), in: Matthias Koenig and Paul de Guchteneire (eds.) Democracy and Human Rights in Multicultural Societies, Ashgate/UNESCO, 2007, pp. 107-132. "Family, Private Life and Cultural Rights", in: Marc Weller and Alcidia Moucheboeuf (eds.) Universal Minority Rights: A Commentary on the Jurisprudence of International Courts and Treaty Bodies, European Centre forMinority Issues & Centre of International Studies, Oxford University Press, 2007, pp. 203-252. "TheLund Recommendations in theActivities of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities", in: Krzysztof Drzewicki(ed.), InternationalJournalof Minorityand Group Rights, Vol. 12: 2-3, 2005, pp. 169-188. "Commentary on Article 9", (with John Packer), in: ECMI (ed.), Advancing the Efficiency of the Global Structures of Minority Rights Protection on the Basis of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 256-291. "The Activities of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, June 2003May 2004", in: European Yearbook of Minority Issues, Vol. 3, 2003/4, Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill, 2004, pp. 429456. "Proceedings of the Conference on the Use of Minority Languages in the Broadcast Media, Baden bei Wein, 24-25 October 2003", (contributor and guest editor with John Packer), Special Issue of Mercator Media Forum, University of Wales Press, 2004. "The Use of Minority Languages in the Broadcast Media: Introducing New Guidelines", (with John Packer), in: Helsinki Monitor, 2004, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 103-126. "The Activities of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, January 2001May 2002", in: EuropeanYearbook of Minority Issues, Vol. 1, 2001/2, London:KluwerLaw International, 2003, pp. 563-589. "Romani Women - A Priority for European Public Health Policy" (with Anna Pomykala), in: Open Society Institute EU Accession Monitoring Program, Feature on Roma Access to Public Health, September 2002. Available at: http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/sites/default/files/roma-women-healthcare- 20020901.pdf
- 5. 5 REFEREES John Strawson Chandra Lekha Sriram Honorary Professor Professorof InternationalLaw & International Relations Centre on Human Rights in Conflict Director, Centre on Human Rights in Conflict University of East London University of East London University Square Stratford University Square Stratford 1 Salway Road 1 Salway Road London E15 1NF London E15 1NF E-mail: J.strawson@uel.ac.uk E-mail: c.sriram@uel.ac.uk Tel: + 44 (0)20 8223 3661 +44 (0)20 8223 2189 Former Centre director and line manager Current line manager John Packer Associate Professor of Law Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Pavillon Fauteux Hall 57 Louis-Pasteur, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5 Canada E-mail: jpacker@uottawa.ca Tel: +1 613-562-5800 (3462) Former line manager OSCE HCNM and Essex University