dr.omar mekky

dr.omar mekky
dr.omar mekky
Regional Legal Coordinator for the International Committee of the Red Cross

CV

Bachelor of Laws from the Faculty of Law, Alexandria University in Egypt, a Master's degree in Law with a specialization in International Human Rights Law from the School of Law at Saint Thomas University in the United States, a Postgraduate Diploma in International Criminal Law from the Salzburg Law School in Austria, and a Doctorate degree in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland

Experience

Key Previous Positions and Activities:

From February 2005 to October 2012: Assistant Prosecutor General of Egypt, Alexandria, Egypt

From August 2010 to July 2011: Legal Researcher at Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C., United States

From July 2011 to November 2011: Assistant Investigator in the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

From December 2011 to December 2012: Legal Advisor to the Regional Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Kuwait

From October 2012: Judge at the Egyptian Primary Courts, Luxor, Egypt (seconded to the International Committee of the Red Cross)