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Khalisa Shahverdi

Khalisa Shahverdi, a lawyer and human rights activist in Azerbaijan. She graduated from the Baku Asia University in 2002, from the school of Law with a BA Degree in Law. Since she has graduated from the University, she has worked with several NGOs in various projects dealing with human rights, protection of women, children and disabled rights.

In 2008, Kh. Shahverdi passed courses on domestic violence in USA and specialized on human trafficking, domestic violence and gender equality issues.

In 2009-2010, she prepared proposals on improvement of the Law “Prevention of Domestic Violence” and “Article 144-1 and other relevant articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan defining the structure of the crime of trafficking in human beings”. Furthermore she organized series of measurements on joining the Republic of Azerbaijan the Convention “Against Trafficking of Human Beings”, European Council.

In 2010, Kh. Shahverdi participated in elections as a candidate to the member of the Milli Majlis (parliament) of Republic of Azerbaijan. Presently she is still active in social and political processes.

In 2011-2012, Kh. Shaverdi was teaching a domestic violence and gender studies to third grade classes in Azerbaijan University.

Kh. Shahverdi is founder/Executive Director- Gender Group and Member of Board of European Movement Azerbaijan.

Kh. Shahverdi is scholar of the Open Society Foundations/ the Civil Society Leadership Awards 2014-2015 – master degree program in Public International Law and Human Rights/ Riga Graduate School of Law.