Jela Keyany is a programme coordinator at the Erbil office of Bahar Organisation. She is responsible for the organisation’s response strategy in Iraq. Prior to this Jela was a protection associate at the UNHCR Coordination Office in Erbil, a cooperation and capabilities analyst at the Joint Crisis Coordination Centre in Erbil, a programme manager and developer at Emma Organisation for Human Development. She holds an LLM in International Public Law from the University of Amsterdam and a LLB from the University of Utrecht. Her areas of expertise are in genocide prevention, international humanitarian law, sexual and gender based violence and community protection.

Participant in: December 2018 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes