Nigerian lawyer
Cynthia Chisom Umezulike is a British Nigerian human rights lawyer, legal scholar, author and climate sustainability activist. She is the president at the Global Human Rights Centre (GHRC) London, co-chair of the Hon. Justice Innocent Umezulike Foundation and chair and director of the International Conference on Human Rights, Sustainability and Climate Change.
Early life and education.
Umezulike was born to jurist father who served as the chief judge of Enugu State Innocent Umezulike. She attended Our Lord's Shepherd International School (OLSIS) in Enugu and later joined Igbinedion University in Edo State, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree. She attended the Nigerian Law School and became a Barrister and Solicitor at Law (BL) Federal Republic of Nigeria Law (BL).
She thereafter got a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in international human rights law from the Queen Mary University of London and later obtained a second master's degree LL.M. degree in international law and criminal justice from University of East London. She went on to attend Birkbeck, University of London, graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in law.
Career.
After completing her studies, She began working as the head of legal and business governance at Diamond Hanger Aviation London and a lecturer in constitutional and administrative law at the University of London, and international human rights lecturer at the University of Buckingham, Chair of the International Conference on Human Rights, Sustainability and Climate Change at University of Buckingham. She also became the director of human rights and advocacy and worked as a third sector Head of Racial Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, helping organizations in developing and implementing cultural interventions to drive systemic and cultural change.
In 2019, Umezulike set up The Hon. Justice Innocent Umezulike Foundation, during a memorial lecture marking the first anniversary of her father's death with a presentation of the book "Hon. Justice Innocent Umezulike: A Chronicle of Leading Judgements Volume 1" and later became a co-chair and trustee of the foundation, which is named after her father.
She was recommended by the United Nations Consultative Group to the president of the Hunan Rights Council in 2024 as the final two nominee for the human rights independent expert mandate Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent  and as a member of the Working Group of Experts on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
Writing.
In 2024, she authored a short story titled, "The Death of Mother: An Ogbanje Story".
Recognition and awards.
In 2022, she received the Distinguished Emerging Scholar Award from Marymount Manhattan College, New York and the Global Engagement award from the University of East London in 2024. In 2010, she won Miss Commonwealth International Nigeria and represented Nigeria at Miss Commonwealth International
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