Biography - Kimberly Curtis

Kimberly Curtis is an attorney and freelance writer specializing in international human rights, transitional justice and rule of law issues. Ms. Curtis also is the Senior Blogger for Humanitarian Affairs for the Foreign Policy Association where her recent articles have examined democracy movements in Africa, political imprisonment in Iran, and the rights of religious minorities in Europe.

In 2006, she co-founded The Women’s Empowerment Institute of Cameroon, a local women’s rights organization focusing on the economic and political empowerment of rural women. She also conducted independent research into post-conflict reconciliation efforts and access to justice issues in Rwanda and Uganda. From 2006 to 2007, she served as a Fellow for the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Law Literacy Program in Washington, DC and the following year worked for the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative where she focused on creating a best practices guide on judicial reform for the UN Office of Drugs and Crime. She has also served as Articles Editor for The Human Rights Brief and as Staff Member of the American University International Law Review.

Ms. Curtis received her JD from the Washington College of Law and her MA in International Affairs from the School of International Service, both at American University. She received her BA (Honours) in History from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.