Fairuz Sewbaks holds extensive legal knowledge concerning international human rights law with a specific focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and the human rights of people of African descent. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in public international law and international human rights. Her specializations encompass colonialism and neo-colonialism, women’s rights, human rights and the environment, Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) and the decolonization of international law, as well as societal decolonization.
Besides being a human rights activist, Fairuz Sewbaks is a researcher, international human rights jurist and provides trainings/workshops on conducting human rights research in a decolonial manner. She is furthermore specialized in (neo-) colonialism, apartheid, (anti-) racism, and xenophobia, as well as the decolonization of the international human rights law system. Fairuz is also a vocal proponent of culturally sensitive approaches as a bridge between the universality and relativistic gaps in human rights law. In response to the emerging needs of people of African descent (PAD) and people of color (POC), she created and managed a successful donation campaign and drive which provided essential aid and supplies to evacuated PADs and POCs in Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, The Netherlands, and Germany.
Furthermore, Fairuz is a strategic policy advisor and expert in the field of anti-discrimination legislation. She develops anti-discrimination policies while translating them into specific projects. Fairuz also provides information and advice to internal and external stakeholders by means of workshops, training, and publications, among other activities. She establishes scientific research supporting anti-discrimination policies by further defining the problem definition, research approach, and methodology through qualitative and quantitative analysis.
