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Dr. Nneka Adaora Okechukwu

Portrait of Nneka Okechukwu

Independent Researcher
Public international law, human rights, and politics

Senior Fellow
Human Rights Research Consortium

June 2025

E-Mail: nneka.okechukwu@gmail.com

Last Update: 31.08.2026

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Nneka Okechukwu is an independent consultant working on the intersections of international law and policy, particularly in the areas of the rule of law and peacebuilding. Previously, she worked as a senior policy officer and later Head of the inclusive governance and accountability team at the European Centre for Development Policy Management. Nneka has also worked with the Africa projects of the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law and as a senior research fellow and country manager of the South Sudan projects and also  at Saferworld UK and OHCHR. Nneka is a qualified lawyer and holds a master’s in public international law degree from Queen Mary, University of London and a PhD from the University of Hull.

Selected Publications

FRIAS Project