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Elizabeth Onyango

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Senior Programmes Advisor at Thomson Reuters Foundation
📍 Kenya

Elizabeth Onyango is the Head of Africa Hub at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, where she leads programs focused on legal reform and human rights. She holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law and is described by colleagues as having "careful and expert management" skills.

Her academic background from The London School of Economics and the University of Essex points to a deep-seated passion for legal systems and international law. She continues to follow leading institutions like Georgetown Law, showing a lasting interest in legal education.

She was a key leader on a complex, multi-year civil legal reform project in Lesotho that was recognized as a great success.

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Current Role
Senior Programmes Advisor
Location
Kenya
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Business & Human Rights
She is an active participant in forums focused on responsible business on the African continent, including discussions on remedy, reparations, and accountability.
Responsible Technology
Focuses on leveraging national action plans and disclosures to foster a responsible tech ecosystem, a topic she has recently spoken on at a major forum.
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Career

Work history

12-2023
Senior Programmes Advisor
Thomson Reuters Foundation
8-2013
Consultant and Director
Intermedia Development Consultants (iDC)
10-2022 - 1-2024
Senior Legal Advisor
International Law Institute - African Centre for Legal Excellence
4-2019 - 9-2022
Chief Operations Officer
International Law Institute - African Centre for Legal Excellence
8-2014 - 4-2019
Senior Regional Director/Ag. Chief Operations Officer
International Law Institute - African Centre for Legal Excellence
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Education
2000 - 2001
LLM-International Human Rights Law
University of Essex
1996 - 1999
LLB
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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