Dr TOM MULISA
Butare,01
Summary
Current Position: Lecturer of Comparative Constitutional law at Uppsala University in Sweden and Lecturer of International Human Rights law, Law & Society and Constitutional law, School of Law, University of Rwanda and Executive Director- Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development
Results-oriented executive professional with history of delivering impactful organizational changes and strategic initiatives. Proven ability to lead and inspire teams, ensuring alignment with company goals and fostering culture of excellence. Renowned for adaptability and strong focus on achieving measurable results through effective collaboration and leadership.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director
Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development (GLIHD)
- Set organizational goals and objectives to guide and direct organisational focus and achieve mission fulfillment.
- Fostered work culture of collaboration and inclusion to increase moral.
- Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies.
- Aligned department vision, goals, and objectives with company strategy to achieve consistently high results.
- Oversaw financial management, ensuring fiscal responsibility and long-term sustainability for the organization.
- Collaborated with external organizations including International Non Governmental organisations and government agencies to create mutually beneficial partnerships.
- Collaborated with external organizations including UN agencies and government agencies to create mutually beneficial partnerships.
- Guided staff through periods of organizational change, maintaining morale and engagement during transitions.
- Promoted a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging professional development opportunities for staff members.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
Lecturer of Comparative Constitutional law
Uppsala University
- Conducted individual research projects to actively contribute to institution's research work.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Contributed to departmental meetings by sharing insights on effective teaching strategies and proposing solutions for addressing common challenges faced by faculty members.
- Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, providing detailed feedback for improvement and growth.
- Increased student interest by incorporating real-world examples into lessons and connecting material to relevant experiences.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
Lecturer of International Human Rights law, Law & Society and Constitutional law
University of Rwanda, School of Law
- Conducted individual research projects to actively contribute to institution's research work.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Led seminars and workshops to facilitate student learning and engagement and increase memory retention.
- Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
- Led faculty workshops on effective teaching strategies, elevating overall instructional quality.
- Cultivated critical thinking and analytical skills in students by incorporating case studies into curriculum.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
Trainer
03.2014
- Training Judges and members of Rwandan Bar Association on Public Interest Litigation and Constitutional Adjudication
Trainer
07.2012
- Training members of the Office of the Ombudsman, Judges and Kigali Bar Association on Good Governance principles and Constitutional law
Trainer
06.2004
- Trained staff and students of Kolping Senior Secondary School in Nyamure (Busoro sector) in the western province on the law relating to the Rights of the Child and the Protection of Children against Sexual and Child Abuse in their Communities
Researcher, Lecturer & Founding Exevutive Director
UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA&GREATLAKES INITAITIVE (GLIHD)
09.2006 - Current
- Shadow Report on CEDAW for Rwanda (CSO coalition, 2016)
- Shadow Report on CRC, GLIHD, 2017
- Shadow Report on ILO- GLIHD and CONTRAF, 2018
- Shadow Report on ICESCR, July, 2020
- Shadow Report on the African Charter on Human and People's rights (2023)
- Shadow Report to CEDAW Committee (2024)
- Shadow Report to African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights ( 2017, 2024)
- Mentored junior researchers, enhancing team capabilities and fostering culture of continuous learning.
- Achieved significant breakthroughs in research findings, publishing results in top-tier academic journals.
- Navigated complex ethical considerations, ensuring all research practices adhered to highest standards.
- Enhanced participant recruitment strategies, ensuring diverse and representative sample sizes.
- Developed new research protocols to streamline project execution, resulting in timely completion of studies.
- Synthesized large volumes of information, identifying key trends and patterns relevant to research objectives.
Trainer
04.2008 - 05.2008
- Trained non-professional bailiffs on the law regulating Execution of Court Judgments in Rwanda organised by the Ministry of Justice with the Faculty of Law of the National University of Rwanda
Trainer
11.2004 - 12.2004
- Trained Local Councils and Conciliator Committees in the nationwide training programme organized by the Legal Aid Clinic of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Rwanda in collaboration with UNICEF, UNIFEM, and UNDP and facilitated by the ministry of Local government
Education
PHD - Comparative Constitutional law (EU and EAC Regimes)
Uppsala University
12.2024
Ph.D. - COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ( EU & EAC)
UNIVERSITY OF UPPSALA
UPPSALA, SWEDEN02-2024
Certificate - Role of Courts and International law
Icourts
12.2016
LLM - Human Rights and Democratization (Governance, Constitutional law and Human Rights)
University of Pretoria
12.2009
Certificate - Access to Medicines and Intellectual
University of Pretoria
05.2009
Certificate - Socio-economic Rights
University of Pretoria
03.2009
Certificate - International Law
University of Pretoria
01.2009
Certificate - Intellectual Property Law and the Access to Medicines
University of KwaZulu-Natal
07.2008
Certificate - International Human Rights Law and Use of International Human Rights Law Before International and Regional Human Rights System
Human Rights Development Initiative
12.2007
Bachelor's Degree - Law
National University of Rwanda
12.2006
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Power Point
- Internet Explorer
- Strategic planning
- Community engagement
- Staff management
- Innovation and creativity
- Partnership development
- Program monitoring
- Fundraising expertise
- Corporate governance
- Training methods
- Team leadership, training, and development
- Policy formulation
Affiliations
- Network of University Based Legal Aid Clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Rwanda Bar Association
- East African Law Society
- African Network for Lecturers of Constitutional Law
- Young researchers on Rule of law programme under Konard Adenuer Stifling
- Coalition for lawyers for the African Court on Human and Peoples's Rights
Languages
English
Kinyarwanda
French
Kiswahili
Kirundi
Portuguese
Currentposition
- Lecturer of Comparative Constitutional law, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Lecturer of International Human Rights law, Law & Society and Constitutional law, School of Law, University of Rwanda
- Executive Director, Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development (GLIHD)
Theoreticalknowledge
- Training aimed at equipping the trainee with the working of regional human rights systems including the African Human Rights System, African Union Constitutive Act and functioning of the organs., HRDI, Pretoria, 2006-2008
- The trainees benefited from drafting skills of communications before the African Commission on Human and People's rights, advocacy and litigating before the African Court., Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, 2009
- Application of International law principles in Municipal law: EAC states and International Obligations., Pretoria, 2009
- An examination of how the African Court will work in relation with the regional courts such as the SADC Tribunal, the East African Tribunal and the ECOWAS Tribunal., Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, 2009
- Application of International law in domestic jurisdictions. Analysis of the concept of universal jurisdiction and the relevance of municipal law vis international law., Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, 2009
- Training on Public health law and Human Rights. The responsibility of medical practitioners and patient's rights., HRDI, 2006
Researchpapers
- The Unfair Discriminatory practices carried out by Life Insurance Companies to People Living With HIV/Aids in RWANDA, Project elaborated in conjunction with the Human Rights Development Initiative (HRDI) in Pretoria during the 2006 training programme.
- A LLM Dissertation on Public Participation in Constitutional Making: A Critical Assessment of Kenya Experience, 2009
- The Impacts of Good governance on Foreign Direct Investment in East Africa, 2013
- Constitutional Adjudication using the Rwandan Supreme Court and the Role of precedents in the Rwandan Legal System, 2014
- Exploring opportunities and challenges to effective participation of citizens through performance contracts in the decentralization process in Rwanda: A case study of Huye and Nyamagabe Districts, 2010
- The need to have a special rapporteur on HIV/Aids: The Rwandan Experience, 2010
- Rwanda's Constitutional dispensation, 2014
- The variegated landscape of mediation: A comparative study of mediation regulation and practices in Europe and the World, 2014
- The implications of article 39 of Rwandan GBV Law of 2008: Analysis of the Constitutional Court Approach, 2014
Supervisedworks
- Shadow Report on CEDAW for Rwanda, 2016
- Shadow Report on CRC, 2017
- Shadow Report on ILO, 2018
- Shadow Report on ICESCR, 07/20
- Shadow Report on the African Charter on Human and People's rights, 2023
- Shadow Report to CEDAW Committee, 2024
Forthcomingpapers
- Supranational and National Constitutions in Shaping Human Rights Jurisprudence, 2024
- Public Participation in Constitution Making: Meaning and Implications to governance, 2024
- Constitutional Adjudication in Rwanda: The Rwandan Supreme Court and the Role of precedents in the Rwandan Legal System, 06/24
- Rhetoric Silence: The Rwandan Legislation on Queer Rights, 04/24
Consultancyandtrainingmodules
- Training Manual on Good Governance for the office of the Ombudsman, 2012
- Training on Land law and Succession law in Rwanda for AJPRODOR, 2008
- Training manual on Bio-ethics and Human Rights for Rwanda Biomedical Centre, 2014
- Training manual on Mediation for Ministry of Justice on behalf of Rwanda Initiative for sustainable Development, 2014
- Training Module on Mediation for local Mediators as Trainers, Rwanda Initiative for Sustainable Development, 2013
- Consultant with UN Human Rights Office - Training Legal practitioners on the use of regional human rights Instruments, 2013
- Consultancy with UNAIDS Rwanda - Support Civil Society Organisations in Rwanda on Advocacy Skills to the penal code reform around the rights of Sex workers, LGBTI and other Vulnerable groups in regard to HIV/ AIDS and Human Rights, 2012
- IPAS Alliance consultant (Rwanda), Research and Developing strategy for advocacy around penal code reform processes, 2015
Currentpositionandactivities
- External Examiner, Multi-disciplinary Human Rights, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
- Visiting Lecturer at the Institute of Legal Practice and Development (ILDP) at Nyanza
- Visiting lecturer at the Independent University of Kigali
- Visiting Lecturer at the National Police Academy, Musanze
- Researcher on Good Governance, Rule law and Constitutional law
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/15/80
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Rwandan
- Marital Status: Married
Publications
- The Impacts of Good governance on Foreign Direct Investment in East Africa, 2013
- Exploring opportunities and challenges to effective participation of citizens through performance contracts in the decentralization process in Rwanda: A case study of Huye and Nyamagabe Districts, 2010
- Rwanda's Constitutional dispensation, 2014
- The variegated landscape of mediation: A comparative study of mediation regulation and practices in Europe and the World, 2014
- The Implications of article 39 of Rwandan GBV Law of 2008: Analysis of the Constitutional Court Approach, 2014
References
- Dr. Emmanuel Ugirisahebuja, former President East African Court of Justice and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda, +250 788356562, ugirashebuja@hotmail.com
- Prof Frans Viljoen, Center for Human Rights, Faculty, University of Pretoria, +27733934181, fransviljoen@up.ac.za
- Professor Anna Jonsson Cornell, Professor of comparative constitutional law, faculty of law, Uppsala University, Sweden, +46-0729999772, anna.jonsson_cornell@jur.uu.se
Courses Taught
- Good Governance, University of Rwanda
- Law and Society, University of Rwanda, School law at both Huye Campus and the National Police College
- Constitutional law, University of Rwanda, School of Law and National Police College
- International Human Rights Law, University of Rwanda
- Interviewing Skills, Institute of Legal Practice and Development, Nyanza, Rwanda
- Pleading Techniques, Kigali Independent University
- Comparative Constitutional law for Africa, Faculty of Law, Uppsala University
READING
I read books ranging from African Philosophy and law.
Additional Information
Iam a board member of Kitua cha Katiba
Iam a member of the credentials committee of the ECCOSOC ( African Union)
Member Steering committee for Solidarity for African Women ( SOAWRS)
Timeline
Trainer
03.2014
Trainer
07.2012
Trainer
04.2008 - 05.2008
Researcher, Lecturer & Founding Exevutive Director
UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA&GREATLAKES INITAITIVE (GLIHD)
09.2006 - Current
Trainer
11.2004 - 12.2004
Trainer
06.2004
Certificate - Role of Courts and International law
Icourts
LLM - Human Rights and Democratization (Governance, Constitutional law and Human Rights)
University of Pretoria
Certificate - Access to Medicines and Intellectual
University of Pretoria
Certificate - International Law
University of Pretoria
Certificate - Intellectual Property Law and the Access to Medicines
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Certificate - International Human Rights Law and Use of International Human Rights Law Before International and Regional Human Rights System
Human Rights Development Initiative
Bachelor's Degree - Law
National University of Rwanda
Executive Director
Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development (GLIHD)
Lecturer of Comparative Constitutional law
Uppsala University
Lecturer of International Human Rights law, Law & Society and Constitutional law
University of Rwanda, School of Law
PHD - Comparative Constitutional law (EU and EAC Regimes)
Uppsala University
Ph.D. - COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ( EU & EAC)
UNIVERSITY OF UPPSALA
Certificate - Socio-economic Rights
University of Pretoria
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