Gender:: Male
Country/Countries I have worked in:: Egypt, Malta, Ireland, England, Germany, Poland, Austria, Australia
More Details: Tamer Soliman
UL. Kreslarska 25 M2 53-224
Wroclaw. Poland
Mob: 0048-694-175-161
Fax:0048-717-243-690
tamirsoliman@echre.org
tamir.soliman@erasmusmundus-alumni.eu
PERSONAL DETAILS
Nationality : Egyptian
Languages : Arabic (mother tongue), English (excellent); French
(beginner), Polish (beginner)
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, Website Content Management.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
2009 Certificate on Master in Project Management from American Academy of Project Management.
2008 Certificate for Human Rights Teaching and Training. The International Centre for University Human Rights teaching
(CiedhU). International Institute for Human Rights (Strasbourg), France.
2005-2007 European Master “Erasmus Mundus Global Studies: A European Perspective” University of Leipzig (Germany), and University of Wroclaw (Poland). The Master Course ‘Global Studies – A
European perspective’ is an interdisciplinary, research-based Master offered by a consortium of four European universities, International study combining courses on history, economics, political and social sciences, project mangement and communication techniques. This master has been recently awarded for its particularly innovative concept, the outstanding quality of the study programme and high degree of Internationalisation the prize of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Quality Label “TOP 10 International Master’s
Degree Courses made in Germany.
2004-2005 M.A. in Human Rights and Democratization University of Malta and Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Galway, Ireland.
2003 Bachelor of Arts, Major: State Studies (Law) Cairo University. Egypt
Work Experience
March 2009
Developing the Egyptian Center for Human Rights Education www.echre.org
Since 2009
Free-lance legal consultancy on Egyptian and Arab law.
Apr 2008 – Feb 2009
Integart Poland. Wroclaw, Poland. Legal Consultant
July-Sep 2005
International Office of Woman Kind World Wide in London, UK. Internship Assistant to the East Africa Programme Manager and specifically Public relations work, legal research, networking with
local NGOs and providing background information on our thematic areas, attending meetings on behalf of Woman Kind, preparing project profiles and other project documentations, assisting in the preparation of progress reports for donors, assisting with the preparation of fund proposals and donor reports and when requested, seeing these to conclusion.
Jan. 2003 – Sep. 2004
The Egyptian Centre for Woman Rights. Cairo, Egypt. Coordinator of the “For Literacy Program” Legal research on topics related to the area of activities of the For Literacy Program, coordinator of
program activities and liaison between program officers in each of the African countries where the program was carried. Follow-up of all local activities related to the program and submitting detailed
reports on these activities. I worked on FGM, early and forced marriage, legal literacy for old women in Upper Egypt. I worked on organizing conferences for religious authorities and doctors to raise awareness. I also worked in a legal clinic and gave training to women on how to prepare legal documents such as IDs and writing contracts.
June 2002 – Jan. 2003
The Centre for the Rights of the Egyptian Child. Cairo, Egypt Programme Coordinator Organizing workshops and conferences, preparing campaigns, trainer and field research with street and labor children. I also worked on reforming one article in the Egyptian Constitution to give the Egyptian child from foreign father and Egyptian woman the Egyptian citizenship. I used to work in workshops with lawyers from different NGOs to prepare a proposal for the Egyptian parliament to change that article. I was responsible for starting a media campaign to pressure the Egyptian government to change the law. As a lawyer I could take several cases to the high constitutional court. We could succeed to change that article.
May 2000 – Jun. 2002
The Egyptian Centre for Housing Rights. Cairo, Egypt. Lawyer, field and legal researcher Research on violations against housing and land rights, visiting victims to collect information, creating cases for victims in local courts. I worked with laborers who were forced to leave their housing units after early or forced retirement, represented them in courts, and contacted local authorities and parliament members. I was arrested during a fact-finding mission in Suhag in Upper Egypt. http://www.fidh.org/article.php3?id_article=1695
Jan 1999- April 2000
Merit firm book publisher in sales and marketing unit. Worked in the annual Cairo Book Fair.
Dec 1995- Dec 1998
Perfect Design Furniture Firm in sales and marketing management unit. Marketing and Sales and Manger Represent the company in the market, attending fairs, collaborate with the external advertising
agency, delegate tasks to individuals, convey goals and objectives to sub-ordinates, keep track of the progress on attainment of objectives, take part in the recruitment process, identification of problems, identification of decision criteria, managing survival and growth and meeting and overcoming of challenges.
TRAINING
14-27 Mar 2009
Specialization Course on Project Management Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR).
October 12-24 2008
IPT Specialization Course on Women in Armed Conflict Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR).
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Sept 28-11 2008
Core Course: International Civilian Peace-Keeping and Peace Building Training Program (IPT) Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR). Training for peace-keeping operations of the United Nations (UN), the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the European Union (EU). Preparation for field missions of governmental international and national non-
governmental organizations, or for governments which send their staff to crisis areas.
Sept 7-20 2008
Summer Course: The European System of Human Rights Protection Europa – University Viadrina in Frankfurt a.d. Oder (Germany) and Slubice (Poland). Intensive exercise-based training for lawyer´s
practice in the European Court for Human Rights.
June – Jul. 2008
39th Annual Study Session in International and Comparative Human Rights Law International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
Sept. 2007
Cursos Euromediterráneos Bancaja de Derecho International: International Law. Castellon, Spain.
June 2005
Annual Summer School on the International Criminal Court Irish Center for Human Rights-National University of Ireland, Galway.
June 2005
Summer School on Minority Rights Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Galloway, Ireland.
May 2005
Summer School: The International Criminal Court Irish Center for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway.
May 2005
Attended and contributed to the organization of the international conference on “Future Developments in Refugees Law”. 28th May 2005 at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
May 2005
Attended the international conference on “Women and Human Rights: Conflict Transformation and Change”. 19th and 20th May, Belfast.
Jan 2005
Participated in the international seminar on “Election Monitoring” The Valetta Foundation for International Studies, University of Malta.
Nov 2004
Participated in the international conference on „Democratization Issues in Southern Mediterranean Countries“. The Valetta Foundation for International Studies, University of Malta.
Aug 2004
Participated in international conference on „Women Rights in Land and Housing“. Organized by the International Housing Coalition and Land Rights Network under the auspices of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Alexandria Great Library, Egypt. Certificate of Merit for the contribution in the regional consultation on women housing and land rights.
May 2004
Participated in the International Human Rights Law Outreach Project. American University in Cairo, Egypt. Intensive training program conducted in English. The course included training in advocacy skills, contemporary topics in international law, the use of legal and regional instruments in advocacy work, human rights violations monitoring, and media campaigning.
March 2003
Centre for Legal Consultation. Cairo, Egypt. Training course on the role of lawyers in the field of human rights and the use of international conventions in domestic law.
Aug 2002
The Egyptian Centre for the Rights of the Child. Training course on the Rights of the Child.
VOLUNTARY AND OTHER EXPERIENCE
2006- 2007
UNESCO Information Centre, University of Wroclaw: Polish NGO. Designing, organizing and conducting workshops about Human Rights Education for high school students in different cites in Poland. I worked also as a facilitator and trainer. We used to make our workshops and training in the schools or in the American corner in Wroclaw. For some
information about one workshop covered by the American corner in Wroclaw, see: http://www.amcorners.pl/wroclaw/docs/humanrightsworkshop2.html
1999- 2000
EL Geel centre, I worked as a volunteer in a project protecting and assisting street children. We hosted the street children every week-end from 8 am till almost 9 pm, and prepared classes for them to learn reading and writing, math and theatre.
1997
Al-Gafra Troup for Palestinian Folklore I worked as volunteer, trainer and promoter fort he “Al- Gafra” group and helped in organizing workshops actors´ training and in preparing theatre and other cultural activities.
1990- 1995
The Association of the Blind of the Future I worked as a volunteer in an Egyptian NGO that provides services for the blind, especially in poor urban neighbourhoods in Cairo. This association was created by my father who is blind himself. I used to do voluntary work since I was small and I kept doing this all the time until I left Egypt for my post graduate studies in 2004. I used to organise the files and write reports. I also contacted local authorities, and networked with other NGOs. I contributed to the development of the „Sound Library“ project and prepared trainings and workshops for blind children
