April 2022

 

Personal Information:

     Name                      :    Reyad Yousef Alsubuh

     Gender                    :    Male           

     Date of Birth          :     09.06.1973

     Place of Birth         :     Kuwait

     Nationality             :     Jordanian

     Languages              :     Arabic (Tongue), English

     Address                  :    Amman / Jordan

     Mobil Téléphone    :  +962 795517519

                                      

     E-mail                     :      riyadrights@yahoo.com

 

I am a human rights expert with more than twenty years of experience with national human rights institutions, UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs and research institutions.  I worked as volunteer, consultant, trainer and employee focusing on wide-ranging human rights issues from training on international human rights instruments to the development of national human rights strategies and cisis mangment. 

My experience with the National Center for Human Rights in Jordan for a period of thirteen years included training, studies, strategic planning and developing the complaints system, as this required training of all government agencies and the NCHR staff on how to implement human rights agreements in the complaints system and to set up a mechanism to receive and follow up complaints and work to overcome violations, And various monitoring methods. And also how to coordinate with the various national authorities to address human rights violations, networking and others. And women empowerment

While based in Jordan, I trained counterparts in the MENA region and had assignments in eleven MENA countries.  My short and long-term assignments have included training on human rights treaties, utilization of human rights instruments and reporting, refugee rights, women rights and countering hate speech.  I conducted research on freedom of trade union, compatibility of Islamic fatwas with human rights, empirical studies on perceptions of human rights in Jordan, constitutional analysis from a human rights perspective, etc. Now, I’m Independent senior consultant with many human rights organization.    

 

Education

• Philosophy Phd student in Jordanian University.   Thesis entitled: The State and Human Rights in Contemporary Philosophy. Discussion is expected in the summer semester, my GPA is 3.96. Excellent evaluation.
•  Master’s degree; in Specialize Political Science, International Political Economy: Yarmouk University, Jordan. Very good degree (86.6 %). Thesis Title is: The Impact of Information Technology on Political and Economic freedoms.2003. Supervised by pro. Waleed abdel HAi .
• Bachelor’s Degree in political science, 1996: Yarmouk University, Jordan.
• Diploma in Human Rights from Raoul Wallenberg institute, 2006

 

Courses

• Training trainer course for human rights, held by Arab organization for human rights collaboration with UN agencies in Jordan during 4-17/11/1998 - 16-28/2/1999.
• Human rights training session – Anabtawi 11, held by the Arab Institute for human rights in Tunisia during 29/6 – 16/7/2001.
• Regional training session (organization administrative and strategic planning), held by Arab Institute for human rights during 22-28/5/2003.
• Training of trainers on human rights and refugee issues held by the national center for human rights collaboration with UNHCR from 10-13/5/2004 and 17-20/5/2004.
• Training Course in Preparing HR Reports, held by NCHR (8 Days) 2004  
• Training Course in Strategic Planning, held by NCHR (12 Days) 2005
• The Regional workshop held in Bahrain in January 2005 on Methods of grassroots training for the vulnerable groups.
• The Regional Program on human rights of women in the Middle East and North Africa, phase 1, Lund, Sweden, 14 November – 9 December 2005, and 21 – 26 May held by Raoul Wallenberg institute of human rights and humanitarian law, Lund University.
• Sub-Regional workshop on National Human Rights Institutions and the International Human Rights System, from 10-14 December 2006, organized and conducted by Asia Pacific Forum and the International Service for Human Rights and hosted by the National Center for Human Rights, Jordan.
• Geneva Training Course – Arabic on International Human Rights Law and Advocacy, from 22 March – 5 April 2007, organized and conducted by International Service for Human Rights in parallel with the 4^th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
• The Interaction (Leadership) envisioning and consultation workshop, 2008, organized by British Council in Amman UK, Egypt.
• workshop " National Institutions for Human rights and Human rights Defenders " organized by APF and Qatar commission for Human rights, Qatar , 22-26 / 6 / 2008 .
• Workshop “Reproductive rights “organized by APF in Malaysia 20-21 June 2011.
• Workshop “human rights and Arab constitution “Beirut University 7-8 Dec 2011.
• Workshop “human rights in high education “organized by OHCHR in Beirut 20-12 Dec 2011.
• Workshop “human rights education in Arab region “in Doha 27-29 January 2012.
• Regional conference about right of education in conflicts and unsecure in MENA region. Dead Sea 19-21 Jany.
• National discussion report “Open Government” with OECD. Paris. 2013.
• Human rights education in changing world, Tunisia, Arab institute for human rights, 2014.
• Regional consultation meeting about Minorities in MENA Region, Tunisia, 2-3 December 2014, organized by United Nations Human rights training and documentation center for west Asia and Arab region.
• Regional meeting with Arab charter for human rights committee, 11-12/10/2015.
• Regional workshop about human rights and elections, and National human rights institutions. Dead Sea. 13-15 March 2016.
• Study tour to Germany for business and human rights, 2019.
• Expert meeting about religious and human rights. Cyprus, 2019.

 

 

Professional Experience:

 

• 15 August 2016: Freelance consultant (training and research) in Human rights  with :

IOM: 50 training workshops about refugee’s international Law and TOT for Guard force border. And TOT in Jordan and Libya.

Ministry of Justice: workshop for Government staff about disabled people rights.

Phinixs center for economic and information studies: 3 workshops for NGOs about human rights. And 6 workshops about trade union rights, and Evaluating the inclusion of students with disabilities in Jordanian schools

Tamkeen center for support: report about trafficking in Jordan.

Fredrich Ebert foundation: study about Islamic fatwa from human rights perspective.

Center for defending freedom of Journalism: training NGOs about shadow report for ICCPR committee. And 3 report about follow up the recommendation of UPR. And prepare shadow report for 10 NGOs (Eye Jordan alliance) for ICCPR committee and National Action plan for follow up of UPR recommendation and UPR Report.

The Royal institute for Inter – faith studies: 4 workshops for Emam and Preachers about human rights and researcher and trainer in “ turathuna” project. TOT for teachers about human tights training.

OHCHR and Arab Network of National institutions for human rights: workshop about hate speech and freedoms and UN mechanisim in Sudia Arabia and Oman and Bahrain.

OHCHR : Tunisia office: TOT for Tunisian journalist.

Sawaed Attacheer: study about HIV Riaghts in Jordan.

                 Workshop training for Algerian Judge and persecutors about fair trail and terrorism, Organized by Penal reform international. And training the board and staff of Algerian national institution for human rights.

                 Workshop training for Jordanian NGOs about UPR report.

                Study about academic freedoms and emancipatory learning in Jordanian university, with Amman center for human rights studies.

                  Guide to decent work conditions for young people for East and west center.

               Developed UPR report for Eye Jordan alliance.

Training workshop with OHCHR and Saudi human rights institution for CBOs about UN mechanism.

   Policy Paper on UN Recommendations on Women's Rights in Jordan.

• Training with Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy about Political theory and political regime. And couching for political parties.
• Training with the Arab Network for Civic Education on inclusive workplaces for persons with disabilities, for civil servants and the civil service bureau, and coaching government institutes.
• The implementation of 14 focus groups to assess the extent of integration of persons with disabilities in Jordanian schools within the Mercy Corps project.
• A course on human rights concepts and human rights conventions organized by the Strategic Center for Human Rights Training.
• Assessing the policy and legislative gap regarding the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the labor market in Jordan   report for ESCWA and ILO. 2020.
• Training for the staff of the Institute of Family Health Care, Amman. 2020.
• Training of diplomatic personnel in the League of Arab States on international standards for human rights and sustainable development. 2020
• Preparing human rights reports: the human rights report for the year 2020, the shadow report on children's rights, the shadow report against torture, the mid-report of the universal periodic review, for the Center for the Protection and Freedom of Journalists within the "taghieer" project.
• Preparing a shadow report for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. For the Legal Network of Arab Women   2021.
• A study on the administrative detention of women in Jordan, the Jordanian Women's Union. 2021
• Training of trainers on juvenile justice. The National Council for Family Affairs in Jordan. 2021.
• Training Jordanian associations on human rights. The number of courses is 3, organized by an integrated center and in cooperation with the French expertise. 2021 and 2022.

• October 2015 – 15 August:  2016: Acting human rights enhancement commissioner, Supervisor for many departments (project department, legislation department, Research department, Training department), also I’m member of national human rights strategic plan senior committee. Also member of human recourses, head of investigation committee. Coach NCHR and government staff about human rights complain mechanism.
• February 2015 – October 2015: Director of research unite in national center for human rights.
• November 2014 – January 2015: free-lance in training and research in Human rights,
• September 2012 October 2014: Director of strategic planning, plans and reporting.

 

• April 2011 till September 2012: head of awareness and empowerment unit in National center for human rights. Jordan
• Training officer / Danish refugee council / Yemen ( July 2010 up to April 2011 )
• 1/4/2008 – July 2010: Head of awareness and empowerment Unit in the National Centre for Human Rights during till July 2010,
• 1/4/2004 a trainer of the advocacy and training unit of the National Center for Human Rights / Jordan, I conduct many training workshops and seminars, job Title:
• During my work at the National Center for Human Rights since 2004 to date in 2016 it has many tasks, such as training on various human rights issues and national legislation, women rights, the preparation of the annual report of human rights in the right fields in education, and the right to adequate standard of living and adequate, cultural rights, the right to work. Preparation for parallel reporting obligations of Jordan to the United Nations mechanisms in the field of human rights, whether the treaty committees and report the UPR and the International Committee for adoption of the national human rights institutions, coordination and the Committee of the Arab Charter and to provide the government in consultation for those international obligations, as you participate in the parliamentary election monitoring, and Chairman monitor municipal elections team, a fact-finding in various fields, a member of the technical committee to prepare a national plan for human rights, many of the project management in the field of human rights, including: refugees and human rights issues for a period of 8 years, confrontation violence against women, building capacity of civil society, political parties, the integration of rights education Human universities , human rights education in the school curricula, training of trainers. Contribute to the preparation strategic plans for the NCHR and supervise their implementation, preparation of training manuals on civil and political rights and young people, to prepare a guide on refugees and human rights issues, coordinator and trainer with the Arab Institute for Human Rights to train Iraqi organizations, the preparation of memoranda of understanding with several partners with the Centre, the preparation of study comprehensive on the right to education, in addition to contributing to the implementation of various programs and projects with the center and other errands

 

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• I was member of managerial commission for Arab organization for human rights duration 3/3/2000 to 27/5/2001 (voluntary). Coordinator of Irbid Branche, coordinator of Youth Commette.

Secretary Manager of Amman conference against racism, during 5-8/2001.

I coordinated and presented in many training courses in Jordan with civil society.

• Coordinator of freedom and democracy unit and Trainer in Amman center for human rights (voluntary), duration 15/2/2001 to 30/5/2002                    
• Deputy of the Arab world Center for Democracy development and Human Rights. Since Jaune 2004 untel Décembre 2006.
• Researcher in politics and Human Rights issues, Al- Urdun Al-jadid center for studies and information during 1/6/2002 to 30/12/2003.
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• I have trained and consultant with many organizations (Local, Regional and International):
• National Centre for Human rights ,Arab Institute for human rights, Arab organization for human rights, Land Maine Survivors, Jordanian woman union, Arab woman society, Hashemite commissioner, Geneva Institute for HR,
• Fredrich eber. UNHCR, Amman center for human rights studies, Justices studies center for human rights, Woman programmer center, Children and family protection society. Mizan. Arab women Center for Development in Aden University. British Council. UNRWA. Danish refugee Council. Phenix center. National committee for women affairs, American Bar association. Legal Aid. OHCHR. Albadeel centre. Débâte fondation. Friedrich Ebert. Fredrich Nowman. IOM. PRI. Jordanian Society for Human Rights..etc.
• The groups that provided the training and advisory service : government employees, armies and security services, civil society organizations, refugees, media professionals, judges and lawyers, members of parties and trade unions, national human rights institutions, migrant workers...etc.
• The countries in which I worked or provided consulting services : Jordan, Yemen, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait, Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya, Morocco.
• Training topics:
•       Human rights concepts, UN system and mechanisms, Children rights, TOT (in many fields of human rights in Jordan and in Arab Region), Woman rights .Violence against Woman, CEDAW , women empowerment, human rights complain mechanism, Democracy (concept, mechanism, institutions), Right of development, International Refugees low ,Disable People rights, Interaction leadership for community development, crisis management, Globalization and HR, Reporting techniques, Strategic Planning, Advocacy. Elections. Human rights within municipality. Role of women in municipality election, Training researchers in human rights. National Institution in HR. Role of NGOs in HR. Good Governance, Citizenship, Gender. Women Rights. Political rights, labor rights. Right to organized union. The obligation of HR international low in national low system, Social Justice, Political rights. Right to Heath. Monitoring human rights. Civil society. Hate speech. Freedoms (freedom of opinion ,belief and peaceful assembly).

 

8. I share in many conferences and workshops in   Human rights and political issue.

9. I prepared many studies and articles published in human rights and politics fields, such as:

 

• Islamic fatawa and human rights. 2016
• Booklet about democracy concepts. . Friedrich Ebert. 2015.
• study "about Identify and analyze the legislative framework of the right of workers In the exercise of freedom of Trade union organization and peaceful assembly in Jordan"  with Phoenix Center for Economic & Informatics Studies. 2015
• Best practices of minority rights. Tunisia 2014..
• “analyze of Human rights concepts in Jordanian Newspapers “Phenix Center for Economic & Informatics Studies. 2012.
• Editor the national report of disabled people. 2011
• Jordanian constitution reform from human rights perspective. Beirut University.2011
•  “National law on school violence” with Justice center for legal Aid. 2015
• Human rights culture in Jordan society (empirical study) Aloreniah university. 2004

 

• Annual report on Human Rights in Jordan for the year Alurdun  aljadeed center.2001.
• Impact of privatization on economic and social rights in Jordan. .Alordun Aljadeed center. 2001.
• féminisme and international relations. 2003
• Arab regimes and human rights (Jordan ,Saudi Arabia, Lebanon) 2002
•  The Objective conditions to United Arab Emirates. 1999
• Impact of Jordanian Islamic political parties on political and social life. 1999.
• Rights of people living with HIV / AIDS.
• A study on the policies of integrating persons with disabilities into work in Jordan, ESCWA. 2020.
• On the Edge Report, the human rights situation in Jordan.2020.
• Preparing the shadow report for CEDAW / Jordan. Legal Network for Arab Women.
• Preparing a shadow report for the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention against Torture, organized by the Center for the Protection and Freedom of Journalists in cooperation with several Jordanian civil society organizations. 2021.
• Many articles: Human defenders concept, Role of NGOs in elections, the impact of human rights on anticorruption. The right of education in international low. “Death penalty” justifications for punishment violation of human rights.

 

 

• Cooperate with Middle East center for studies and information / Amman, and Riyadeh center for studies and information / Amman by preparing studies and reports.

 

     References:

 

• Prof: Walid Abdulhay. profwalid@hotmail.com
• Ahmad Awad: phenix center .  Ahmad@phenixcenter.net.  Phone : 0795516593   
• Nedal Jurdy: Deputy representative of OHCHR: jurdi@un.org nidaljurdi@yahoo.com
• Hana Jumah: MEAL and capacity building expert: hana.Jumaa@expertisefrance.fr hanajumaa@gmail.com