Dr. Megan Manion

Biography

Megan L. Manion is a Clinical Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School and serves as the Research Director for the Global Gender Equality Project. She previously worked as a senior legal advisor to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, where she led engagement with the U.N. Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact and the U.N. Security Council, providing technical assistance to U.N. Member States and entities focused on promoting and protecting human rights in the context of counter-terrorism. Her work emphasizes the integration of human rights, gender, and the rule of law in national security measures. Prior to her current role, she worked with U.N. Women in New York and Afghanistan, concentrating on justice and security issues, security sector reform, and transitional justice related to counter-terrorism. Megan has contributed chapters to

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