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Julia Szeged
head of legal service, lawyer

Human rights defender, lawyer since 2000, public figure.

Education:

law school, Dnipropetrovsk National University (law)

Professional qualification:

2000 – received the Certificate of the right to engage in advocacy, I am a full-time advocate, I provide legal (legal) assistance

Job positions:

held management positions in law firms, is a partner in a law firm

from 2015 to the present - Chairman of the Board of the NGO "League of Ukrainian Human Rights Defenders"

Completion of international training:

  • Training in the city of Strasbourg (France) under the program "The practice of the ECtHR in the protection of human rights and women's rights"

  • Training in the city of Vilnius (Lithuania) under the program "The Practice of the ECtHR in the Protection of Human Rights and the Rights of Women Victims of Violence"

  • Training in The Hague (Netherlands) as part of the Ukrainian delegation to the International Criminal Court, Eurojust, the Kosovo Chambers as part of the project of monitoring war crimes investigation cases

International partnership:

  • Expert on legal issues within the framework of cooperation with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH

  • UNFPA UN Population Fund (UNFPA) expert on prevention and countermeasures against GBV, UNFPA certified trainer

Coaching experience:

  • Trainer on the protection of human rights, the rights of internally displaced persons in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, trainings for specialists of BPD centers on the protection of human rights, the rights of IDPs

  • Trainer for lawyers who provide pro bono assistance on protection against domestic violence.

  • Trainer on the basis of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Department of Justice for social service workers on the prevention of domestic violence, the practice of the ECHR

  • Training trainer for students of the State University of Internal Affairs on the protection of human rights

  • Trainer of the National Association of Lawyers of Ukraine on prevention of domestic violence, protection of victims, ECtHR practice.

  • Trainer of specialized trainings on preventing and countering domestic violence and domestic violence, legal regulation of the work of psychologists, social workers, and the police

  • Trainer on issues of response to cases of SNPK

Scientific conferences:

Participant and speaker of All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conferences, International scientific and practical conferences.

Articles about activities:

State and departmental awards:

  • For a significant personal contribution to state building, consolidation of Ukrainian society, socio-economic, scientific-technical, cultural-educational development of Ukraine, active public activity, significant labor achievements and high professionalism, she was awarded the Order of Princess Olga 3rd degree.

  • Award of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, medal "For assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine"

  • Award of the President of Ukraine, medal "For humanitarian participation in anti-terrorist operation"

  • Award of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "Badge of Honor"

  • Award, badge of the commander of the combined forces "For service and valor" 3rd degree

  • Honorary badge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces "For the assistance of the army"

  • Award of the President of Ukraine, medal "For the Defense of Ukraine"

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