Dr. JUDITH OLOO

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

Dr. Oloo is an expert in human rights law. Her experience in the practice of law and academia spans over 10 years, having worked at a number of universities including the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), where she headed the Department of Private Law.  At the time of her appointment as the CEO of EACHRights, she was a lecturer at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) heading the Department of Public Law. She is passionate about human and child rights. Over time, she has become an influencer in various ECOSOC rights with a bias to public interest matters. The influencer aspect is evident through the publication of opinion articles in the national dailies and discussion on human rights issues in mainstream Kenyan media stations. Oloo holds a Bachelor of Academic Law (BAL) (2005), Bachelor of Laws (LL.  B) (2007) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 2009 from the University of Mysore.  She was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in 2012.  In 2017, she got her Doctorate (Ph.D. in Laws) at the St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT), majoring in International Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. EACHRights has seen tremendous growth including the passing of the Strategic Plan, institutional policy strengthening, robust programming, financial growth, staff capacity development and visibility of the EACHRights’ brand since she took over as the CEO in 2018.

Dr. Oloo can be reached at judith@eachrights.or.ke