Widad Akrawi

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Widad Akrawi
Born 1969
Akre, Kurdistan Region
Nationality Danish citizenship
Employers Defend International
Title President
Website
defendinternational.org

Widad Akrawi, (1969- ), is a Kurdish author, lecturer, senior lobbyist and human rights defender[1][2][3][4]. She was born in Akre, Iraqi Kurdistan and has been residing in Denmark since 1992. She earned a Civil Engineering degree from Salahaddin University in 1990. In Denmark she studied at the Technical University of Denmark and worked as a geneticist at the Royal Hospital in Copenhagen. Prior to her commitment to Defend International, she did volunteer work for Amnesty International until 2007. She quitted Amnesty Internationalin in June 2007. She is now collaborating with the International Action Network on Small Arms [5] and other organisations around the globe [6]. She has over 15 years of experience in the areas of human rights, international security, peace and international conventions.

“ Widad Akrawi has worked for a strong and effective Arms Trade Treaty. Her research on MENA countries, lobbying and advocacy helped bring about sweeping changes in the voting process during October 2006. ”

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[edit] Status & Membership

  • President, Defend International (2007-Now) [7].
  • Defend International's representative to the First Committee of UN General Assembly (October 2007) [8].
  • Member of the board, Women of Europe Award, Denmark (2003-Now) [9].
  • Member of the board, International Women Steering Committee.
  • Member of the IANSA Women's Network Working Group.
  • Member of the board, Amnesty International, Danish section (30 April 2006- 18 June 2007)[10].
  • Amnesty's ambassador for "Stop Torture", Denmark (9 February 2006- 18 June 2007) [11].
  • Member of jury board, Amnesty International's Arabic Short Novel Competition (April 2006-June 2007) [12].
  • Establishment of a special blog for Amnesty's Control Arms Campagin (June 2006) [13]

[edit] Books

  1. Taras bog: En beretning fra Kurdistan, novel in Danish, 265 pp., Forlaget Forum, København, 2003, ISBN 87-553-3420-2 [14]
  2. Taras bok, the Norwegian version of the Danish novel : Taras bog, Oslo, Zagros, 2005, ISBN 82-92628-00-2 [15]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Widad Akrawi: Booking af foredrag, 33113311, om Irak og Islam
  2. ^ Lobbyist Widad Akrawi - dr.dk/Regioner/Syd/DR Syd/Fortælletimen
  3. ^ widad.org - غلاف رواية: كتاب تارا باللغتين الدنماركية والنرويجية
  4. ^ Widad Akrawi: Booking af foredrag, 33113311, om Irak og Islam
  5. ^ Highlights First Committee 2007
  6. ^ Defend International - DI Networks
  7. ^ Defend International - Contact
  8. ^ .Defend International - NY: DI Chair Widad Akrawi at UN 62th General Assembly
  9. ^ Velkommen til Europas Kvinders Pris i Danmark
  10. ^ widad.org - وداد عقراوي
  11. ^ widad.org - وداد عقراوي
  12. ^ ÇáÍÏø ãä ÇáÃÓáÍÉ
  13. ^ ظ…ط¯ظˆظ†ط© - ط§ظ„ط­ط¯ ظ…ظ† ط§ظ„ط£ط³ظ„ط­ط©: ط¢ظ† ط§ظ„ط¢ظˆط§ظ† ظ„ط¹ظ‚ط¯ ط§طھظپط§ظ‚ظٹط© ط¯ظˆظ„ظٹط© ظ„طھظ†ط¸ظٹظ… طھط¬ط§ط±ط© ط§ظ„ط£ط³ظ„ط­ط©- ظ…ط¯ظˆظ†ط© ط­ظ…ظ„ط© ط§ظ„ط­ط¯ ظ…ظ† ط§ظ„ط£ط³ظ„ط­ط© - ظ…ظ†ط¸ظ…ط© ط§ظ„ط¹ظپظˆ ط§ظ„ط¯ظˆظ„ظٹط©
  14. ^ http://www.ugeskriftet.dk/portal/page/portal/LAEGERDK/UGESKRIFT_FOR_LAEGER/TIDLIGERE_NUMRE/2003/UFL_2003_50/UFL__2003_50_43783
  15. ^ Ord.no

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