Morgan W.

Experience

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  US Department of State

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Political Affairs Intern

  Event planning for a guest speaker about the involvement of women in politics.Also helped the further development of youth centers in Panama with USAIDFinally did social media work to promote Black History Month as well as Women's History Month.*Included secret security clearance

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  Universidad CEU San Pablo

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  English Second Language Teacher

  Responsible for teaching English as a Second Language to students pre-k to adult. Designed and followed the academic curriculum to satisfactorily meet standards.

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  United Nations OHCHR

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

  Legal Intern

  Human Rights Council:Public Information intern. Helped with logistics, media monitoring, social media, organization of distinguished delegates, and research.Special Procedures:Mandates of Torture, Arbitrary Detention, and Summary Executions. Currently conducting research, country assessments, country communications, and translations.

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  Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación de España

  Oct 2016 - Jan 2017

  Legal Intern

  Aided Office of Human Rights and United Nations with public statements and intergovernmental research and communications concerning the Rights of the Child, LGBTI rights, Summary Executions, and Arbitrary Detention.

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  Action From Switzerland

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  Program Coordinator

  Coordinated a women’s center for female refugees. Coordinated class schedules and teachers for many subjects, provide program expansion, help with legal and social work case management for vulnerable women, and manage logistics for keeping the center open such as budgeting, administration, social media management, etc.

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  Goodman&Wallace P.C.

  Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

  Paralegal

  Corporate law firm. Handled Spanish speaking clients, prepared files for court, legal research for briefs, client database management, case preparation, and memorandum drafting.

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  American Bar Association

  Feb 2019 - Oct 2022

  Lead the coordination of program operations for four grant-funded programs 1) a judicial trainingprogram in Mexico and 2) a Women’s Economic Empowerment program in Mexico and Guatemala,3) a Counter Terrorism program in Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina, and 4) a technical assistance program for the Supreme Court Justice selection process in Honduras. Partnered with the Clooney Foundation to promote and protect the right to due process regarding Human Rights Defenders, Journalists, LGBT, religious minorities, and women.

  • Senior Program Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean, Rule of Law Initiative

    Jun 2022 - Oct 2022

  • Program Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean - Rule of Law Initiative

    May 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Program Associate, TrialWatch Program - Center for Human Rights

    Feb 2019 - May 2021
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  United Nations

  Oct 2022 - now

  Associate Expert

  Currently conducting stocktaking procedures and assessments for the Asia Pacific and Americas section at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). Conduct research and analysis for Latin America, the Caribbean, and South Asia concerning a breadth of security topics including border management, countering the financing of terrorism, legal and criminal justice. Assess compliance with UN Security Council Resolutions, human rights standards, and other international standards. Show less