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Hi, I’m Lucy Elotu, a humanitarian lawyer with decades of field experience across Brazil, Angola, Timor-Leste, Kosovo, and beyond. I specialize in human rights advocacy, legal translation, and capacity building for partners on the ground, turning research into practical training and impactful policy work. I’m open to urgent relocation and thrive in cross-cultural, multi-stakeholder environments where careful analysis meets concrete action.
Over the years I have drafted UN statements, coordinated investigations, and led cross-border teams to advance accountability for genocide, torture, and enforced disappearances. I bring fluency in multiple languages and a collaborative, results-driven approach to supporting NGOs, international organizations, and governments in upholding human rights and humanitarian law.
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Intermediate
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Language
English
Fluent
French
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
German
Advanced
Arabic
Intermediate
Work Experience
Human Rights and Advocacy Officer at Dominicans for Justice and Peace
January 1, 2022 - PresentProduce and follow up on human rights reports at the UN Human Rights Mechanisms; Draft oral and written statements for the UN Human Rights Council; Prepare workshops for partners on the ground; Produce and evaluate the impact of advocacy and training activities.
Human Rights and Advocacy Officer at Dominicans for Justice and Peace
January 1, 2022 - PresentProduce and follow up on human rights reports at UN mechanisms; draft oral and written statements for the UN Human Rights Council; prepare workshops for partners on the ground; produce and evaluate the impact of advocacy and training activities.
Legal Translator at TRIAL International
January 1, 2019 - October 25, 2025Translation of documents on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, with specific reference to torture, sexual and gender-based violence, illegal detention, enforced disappearances, massacres and summary executions.
Legal Translator at TRIAL International
January 1, 2019 - October 12, 2025Translate documents on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity with emphasis on torture, SGBV, illegal detention, enforced disappearances, massacres and summary executions.
Human Rights Officer at Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
January 1, 2013 - October 25, 2025Research and drafting the UN public report on human rights violations; Establish investigation criteria and coordinate LRA human rights focal points in Uganda, the DRC, South Sudan and the Central African Republic; Coordination of the LRA Working Groups; Fundraising for human rights training of the armies and judiciary in affected countries.
Human Rights Officer at Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
January 1, 2013 - October 12, 2025Research and draft UN public report on LRA-related human rights violations; establish investigation criteria and coordinate LRA focal points; coordinate LRA Working Groups and fundraising for human rights training.
Research Analyst at Mandat International
January 1, 2009 - October 25, 2025Research on human rights, intellectual property rights and environmental law; Making intellectual property rights accessible and user-friendly for indigenous peoples seeking to protect benefits from traditional knowledge.
Research Analyst at Mandat International
January 1, 2009 - October 12, 2025Research on human rights, IP rights and environmental law; make IP rights accessible for indigenous peoples protecting traditional knowledge.
Policy Analyst at International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)
January 1, 2007 - October 25, 2025Produce industry's statement on the rights to health and intellectual property; Worked on private-public partnerships for medicines for tropical diseases; Organized conferences for more than 1,000 participants.
Policy Analyst at International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA)
January 1, 2007 - October 12, 2025Produce industry statements on the rights to health and IP; work on private-public partnerships for tropical diseases; organize conferences for 1,000+ participants.
Reasons Review Officer at United Nations Compensation Commission
January 1, 2004 - October 12, 2025Analyze claims for losses from Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
Paralegal at Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry Attorneys - at - Law
January 1, 2002 - PresentAnalysis of documents for pre-litigation in English, French and Portuguese; Quality control of work by a team of 40; Systemisation of formal corporate documents for retrieval and analysis by law firms in 170 countries.
Reasons Review Officer at United Nations Compensation Commission
January 1, 2002 - PresentAnalysis of submissions relating to compensation claims and related determinations.
Paralegal at Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry Attorneys-at-Law
January 1, 2002 - October 12, 2025Analyze documents for pre-litigation in English, French and Portuguese; quality control of work; systemize corporate documents across 170 countries.
Regional Records Coordinator at United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK)
January 1, 2000 - October 25, 2025Liaise with local authorities, international organisations and UN peacekeepers to gain access to and relocate millions of documents to six municipal documentation centres; Investigate civil & voter eligibility; issuance of new IDs; Manage and motivate a team of 118 staff; early completion of work and dispatching teams to assist others.
Regional Records Coordinator at United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK)
January 1, 2000 - October 12, 2025Liaise with authorities, NGOs and peacekeepers to relocate millions of documents; manage teams of 118 staff; supervise documentation centres.
Electoral Team Leader at United Nations Assistance Mission to East Timor (UNAMET)
December 31, 1999 - October 25, 2025Organising the registration of eligible voters; Conducting civic education; creating visual aids for participants with low literacy.
Electoral Team Leader at United Nations Assistance Mission to East Timor (UNAMET)
January 1, 1999 - October 12, 2025Organize voter registration; civic education; create visual aids for low-literacy participants.
Political Affairs Officer at UN Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)
January 1, 1998 - October 25, 2025Reporting on political and military developments for the UN Security Council; Coordinating UN activities with other organisations, INGOs and civil society; Assisting in conflict-resolution between the UN, Government and Armed Non-State Actor.
Political Affairs Officer at UN Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)
January 1, 1998 - October 12, 2025Report on human rights, socio-political and military developments; coordinate UN activities with NGOs and civil society; assist in conflict resolution.
Social Worker at Youth With A Mission (YWAM)
January 1, 1997 - October 25, 2025Rehabilitation for girls with a history of prostitution and crime; Material and emotional support for their families through counselling, recovery from addictions, building materials, registering toddlers for nursery and food baskets.
Social Worker at Youth With A Mission (YWAM)
January 1, 1997 - October 12, 2025Rehabilitation for girls with histories of prostitution and crime; provide material and emotional family support.
Intern at International Organization for Migration (IOM)
January 1, 1995 - October 25, 2025Research on the African brain drain; making presentations on nations that were leading beneficiaries and victims of the African brain drain.
Intern at International Organization for Migration (IOM)
January 1, 1995 - October 12, 2025Research on the African brain drain and present findings.
Intern at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
January 1, 1994 - October 25, 2025Research on national and international legislation on refugees for UNHCR's digital library in English, French and Spanish.
Intern at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
January 1, 1994 - October 12, 2025Research on refugees law for UNHCR's digital library in English, French and Spanish.
Education
Master of Laws in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at University of Lancaster, UK
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2001Bachelor in International Relations and French at University of Kent, UK
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1994Master of Laws at University of Lancaster, UK
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2001Bachelor in International Relations and French at University of Kent, UK
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1994Qualifications
International Driving License (Cat. B, manual vehicle)
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024Certificate in International Tribunals
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2003UN Basic Security in the Field II
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012Comprehensive Online Course for OSCE/ODIHR Election Observers
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023OHCHR Workshop on Non-State Actors
January 1, 2013 - October 25, 2025Industry Experience
Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Government, Education, Healthcare, Other
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