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Sofia Rönnow Pessah

Sofia Rönnow Pessah

Intern at legal department

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Human Rights Lawyer | Political Advisor | Author

  • Education

    • Lund University

      2009 - 2015
      Juristexamen

      Activities and Societies: Member of: the Nordic Moot Court Competition on Human Rights. The team was led by the Raoul Wallenberg institute and the law firm Mannheimer Swartling; Lund Debate Society, debates organised according to British Parliamentary Style in English; the Association of Foreign Affairs Radio program, where I among other things worked as a presenter, producer and technician; The student organisation "sydskånska nation"​, where I was in charge of the welcoming and registering of new members.

    • Lund University

      2008 - 2011
      Other courses

      - Philosophy (fall 2011)- Economics (spring 2009)- Peace and Conflict research (fall 2008)

    • Universiteit Utrecht

      2013 - 2014
      Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Public International Law folkrätt

      Activities and Societies: Member of the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition - General Public International Law- International Human Rights Law- International Humanitarian Law- Transitional Justice and Good Governance- International and European Security Law

  • Experience

    • Swedish representation at the Council of Europe

      Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
      Intern at legal department

      Internship at the Swedish representation at the Council of Europe

    • Civil Rights Defenders

      Jan 2015 - Nov 2017

      Co-writer of the case used in the South-East Moot Court competition 2015 and 2016 as well as Co-writer for the Trans-European Moot Court Final in Strasbourg 2015, 2016 and 2017 Internship in conjunction with writing my thesis for my Swedish law degree. Among other things, I worked and wrote my thesis on, a lawsuit against Sweden on the matter of a police initiated registry containing over 4000 people of Roma ethnicity

      • Author of Moot Court Cases

        Apr 2015 - Nov 2017

      • Intern at Legal Department

        Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

    • Bratt Feinsilber Harling

      Sept 2015 - Dec 2017
      Legal Associate

      As a legal associate I assist in all the fields of law practiced at the firm. I mainly focus on cases pertaining to the European Convention on Human Rights, and – as a public counsel for individuals seeking asylum in Sweden – Migration law.

    • Stockholm University

      Dec 2016 - Feb 2017
      Author of Moot Court Case

      Co-writer of the case used in the Nordic Moot Court Competition ("Den Nordiska Rättegångstävlingen om de Mänskliga Rättigheterna") 2017.

    • European Movement Sweden

      Feb 2017 - Feb 2018
      Board Alternate

      An organisation that arranges seminaries and other activities relating to European culture and society.

    • Swedish Refugee Law Center

      Jan 2018 - Jul 2021

      Agerade ombud och offentlgit biträde för asylsökande. Särskilt fokus på strategisk processföring och europarätt.

      • Lawyer and Policy expert

        Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

      • Lawyer

        Jan 2018 - Nov 2020

    • Doctors of the World Sweden

      Apr 2018 - Sept 2019
      Board Member

    • Save the Children International

      May 2022 - Dec 2022
      Senior Advocacy Advisor - Children on the Move

    • Save The Children Sweden

      Mar 2023 - Dec 2023

      Particular focus on Children on the move and Children in Poverty at EU-level.

      • Senior Political Advisor EU Affairs

        Aug 2021 - Dec 2023

      • (Temp) Advocacy advisor - Child Poverty

        Mar 2023 - Jul 2023

    • Freelance

      Jan 2024 - now
      Human Rights Lawyer | Political Advisor | Author

      Available for assignments within three areas: Human Rights Lawyer and Political Advisor What: Lectures, consultations, panel participation and moderator assignments. Specialised in human rights issues with a main focus on asylum law and the EU asylum and migration pact, as well as the situation by EU-borders.). I have worked in Brussels and Stockholm with political advocacy concerning migration, child poverty and other issues. I have extensive experience with strategic litigation both nationally and internationally, and have gotten Sweden found in violation of the CRPD at the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.WriterWhat: Assignments in text, TV, radio and podcasts on a wide variety of topics. Particularly interested in issues related to human rights law, politics, norms, sexuality and relationships, popular culture, and much more. Author What: Author visits, panels and moderator assignments. Currently working on my third novel. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • TOEFL English certificate - Score: 110 out of 120 points

      May 2013

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Asylgruppen Lund on Jan 2009
      Asylgruppen LundAssociated with Sofia Rönnow Pessah

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Tamam on Jan 2010
      TamamAssociated with Sofia Rönnow Pessah