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Experts on countries of origin by surname

El-Jazairi, Lara

I hold a Masters degree in Human Rights and have sixteen years experience living in the Middle East working for national and international human rights and humanitarian organisations in legal, policy and research roles. I have authored numerous in-depth legal and policy reports covering human rights and humanitarian issues in Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq.

I have experience of submitting legal reports to UN human rights treaty body mechanisms and the UN Human Rights Council as well as the Goldberg Committee (Israel).

I have written for many news outlets and contributed to books analysing the conflict, political, social and cultural developments in Syria.

Occupation: Writer, journalist, Syria and Middle East analyst. Formerly a human rights defender and humanitarian worker.
Countries of expertise: Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria

Elahi Reza, Fazle

Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn) and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, with over 18 years’ experience in legal practice and country expertise on Bangladesh, specializing in political, religious, ethnic, and social group persecution, human rights, and rule of law issues.

Occupation: Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn
Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Countries of expertise: Bangladesh