Our Team

Raghad Al Saadi is an expert on human rights law, counterterrorism, international humanitarian law, international refugee law, women, peace and security, humanitarian assistance, peace negotiations, conflict related Gender-Based Violence and the rule of law. In her professional capacity, Raghad has worked with the UNOCHA-Turkey as a humanitarian access consultant on the Syrian conflict and worked for LMI company to develop strategic planning for the Ministry of Justice in Libya. Al Saadi was also a Congressional Fellow in Washington, DC for Congressman Jim McDermott. Al Saadi was a Delegate at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum (NPPF) in 2017; and member of the American Society of International Law. Al Saadi’s speaking engagements include speaker at the Initiatives of Change (IofC) in Caux, Switzerland; panelist at the Global Policy Dialogue on Women Peace & Security in Doha, Qatar; selected expert on climate conflict and security at the Paris Peace Forum. Ms. Al Saadi has published with IEEE-Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, International Policy Digest, and Defense Security Middle East Magazine. Ms. Al Saadi holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in Human Rights Law from Oxford Brookes University, School of Law, Oxford, UK, and a M.S. in Peace Operations Policy—George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, Virginia.