About
safiasouthey@gmail.com
1 (347) 331-8251
New York, NY
To use my dad’s words, I am a passionate human rights activist, learner, and world explorer. After high school, I moved to Jordan to work for the UN Relief and Works Agency to establish policy on behalf of Palestine refugees. There, I worked directly with individuals in schools and camps in Zarqa and Amman on issues to do with primary education, vocational training, and health resources.
Following this experience, I pursued a Dual BA between Columbia University and Science Po, where I was able to study international politics and government in Menton, France and human rights in New York. During this time, I worked in a number of human rights research and advocacy roles, including with the World Bank, the UN Refugee Agency, IUCN, the State Department, and the Center for Justice and Accountability. This work has take me around the world for research, conferences, and local consultancies, allowing me to visit over 100 countries.
Graduating with top honors from Columbia, I then attended the London School of Economics for an MSc in Conflict Studies, and am now studying at Columbia Law School. Over my 1L summer I worked for Amnesty International in Beirut and currently intern at the International Center for Transitional Justice and the Quincy Institute.
