William Warda

Team member WP2, WP5 and WP7 Responsible for Iraq data collection & Attunement where possible within ethics
Co-founder and public relations director of the Hammurabi Human Rights Organization (HHRO), and former president (2007-2013). Warda holds an MA in International Studies and a BA in Political Science from the University of Baghdad, as well as Civil Engineering at the University of Mosul. Additionally, he is co-founder and chairman of the Alliance of Iraqi Minorities (AIM) and vice-president of the Iraqi Forum Network for human rights organizations. Warda has conducted extensive research on topics such as international protection for minorities, Iraqi Christians’ political and civil rights, the situation of Iraqi refugees in Syria, European Human Rights System, the role of Iraqi women in politics, and the impact of war on geopolitics. He authored “Human Rights in Iraq and the Needed Protection” and led EU-funded projects on mass migration and de-radicalization. Active in peacebuilding, he participated in anti-radicalization initiatives in Nineveh and organized workshops to promote social cohesion in Iraq.