Human Rights, Justice & International Cooperation

Strategic Advisory, Advocacy & Consultancy

  • "INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE". Martin Luther King Jr.

  • "TO DENY PEOPLE THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS, IS TO CHALLENGE THEIR VERY HUMANITY" Nelson Mandela

  • "JUSTICE WILL NOT BE SERVED UNTIL THOSE WHO ARE UNAFFECTED ARE AS OUTRAGED AS THOSE WHO ARE" Benjamin Franklin

  • “IT IS NOT OUR DIFFERENCES THAT DIVIDE US. IT IS OUR INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE, ACCEPT AND CELEBRATE THOSE DIFFERENCES " Audre Lord

  • EQUAL RIGHTS, FAIR PLAY, JUSTICE, ARE LIKE THE AIR: WE ALL HAVE IT OR NONE OF US HAVE IT" Maya Angelou

Supporting others in seeking justice and defending their human rights

Hi, I am Tirza and I am an international human rights jurist based in Switzerland. I am one of those persons who grew up wanting to make the world a better place. I work to try to make a difference in the lives of others by supporting those who seek justice or who are trying to defend their human rights.

As an independent consultant, I also support organisations with similar goals in political analysis, policy reform, strategy development and implementation, and in the design and management of innovative projects and programs. I have close to two decades of experience working in human rights, justice, international cooperation and social entrepreneurship including over 13 years in Asia. I hold a MA in Law and a LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation.

Areas of Practice

Justice & Human Rights

I work on policy, advocacy and legislative reform in relation to justice and human rights. My experience includes capacity building of law enforcement personnel, prosecutors and lawyers on international justice and human rights standards and working with the judiciary to advance justice sector reform. My current key areas of focus are criminal justice reform, penal reform, justice for children and supporting persons who have been wrongfully convicted or detained in Asia and the US.

Political Analysis, Strategy Development & Implementation

At the core of my work is political analysis focusing on analysing the power relations and incentives around decision-making; strategy development and implementation for policy and institutional reform.

Proposal Development Based on Innovative Project Design

I assist organisations in fundraising by developing proposals for innovative projects and programs.

Services

Strategic Advice

Need help in thinking through the strategy of your organization in relation to justice, human rights or any other thematic area? I specialise in developing politically informed and adaptive programming strategies to address evolving needs in various areas.

Policy Reform & Advocacy

Whether your organisation needs support in the development of policies or legislation or advocacy for policy and legislative reform, I provide technical support from start to finish in this process.

Proposal Development & Project Design

Thinking outside the box, is something I relish. Based on this, I develop award winning proposals based on innovative project- and program design in a wide range of areas.

Get in Touch

Seeking support or interested to work together? Please get in touch.

I look forward to hear from you!