Garth Meintjes

Experience

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  University of the Western Cape

  Jan 1990 - Jul 1990

  Lecturer

  Taught courses on constitutional law and criminal law.

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  Notre Dame Law School

  Sept 1991 - Dec 2004

  Associate Director, Center for Civil and Human Rights

  Directed LL.M program in International Human Rights Law and taught courses on accountability for gross violations of human rights and human rights practice. Arranged internships at the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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  JEHT Foundation

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

  Senior Program Manager

  Managed a grant-making program supporting efforts to overcome U.S. exceptionalism to international justice. Developed funding strategies to strengthen at-risk advocacy groups. Coordinated funding strategies with other major donors on national security and human rights.

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  The International Legal Foundation

  Jul 2009 - Jan 2011

  Chief Operating Officer
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  International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP)

  Mar 2011 - Dec 2015

  Directed offices in New York, London, and Paris to engage the pro bono services of expert lawyers to promote human rights, sustainable development, and the rule of law worldwide. Oversaw assistance to governments, non-governmental organizations, and other institutions working to build legal capacity and advance the rights and well-being of their societies.

  • Executive Director

    Mar 2012 - Dec 2015

  • Associate Executive Director

    Mar 2011 - Feb 2012
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  PILnet

  Dec 2015 - now

  Responsible for leading a partnership between PILnet and Fordham University’s Leitner Center to launch an “Innovators Program” to train Chinese public interest lawyers. Pursuing a long-held interest in developing a public interest law course that can be adapted throughout the world. Responsible for PILnet's overall direction, strategy, management and performance. Provided leadership for field building programs and activities—particularly its pro bono forums and fellowships—to create engagements, knowledge-sharing, collaboration and other forms of mutual support between NGOs, solo and small firm practitioners, and global law firms to support local social justice interests and causes.

  • Senior Consultant

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Executive Director

    Dec 2015 - Jun 2021