Edward Madziwa
Edward Madziwa
Edward Madziwa is a Programme Assistant for the Security and Technology Programme at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in Geneva. Prior to joining UNIDIR, Edward was a Human Rights Officer in the Complaints Handling and Investigations Department at the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission where he was responsible for receiving, reviewing and investigating complaints of human rights and fundamental freedoms violations. He also interned with the International Committee of the Red Cross where he conducted comprehensive research on Zimbabwe’s legal, domestic and normative framework on the missing and management of the dead pursuant to the 2018 ICRC’s Missing and Deceased Migrants Pilot Project for Zimbabwe and South Africa. Additionally, he played a significant role in contributing to the Customary International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Study for Zimbabwe for the year 2018.
Edward holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Degree (2019), a Master of Laws (LLM) in Constitutional and Human Rights Law (2022) from Midlands State University in Zimbabwe and a Master of Advanced Studies – LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (2023). While at the Geneva Academy, as part of the internship programme, Edward interned with the Diakonia International Humanitarian Law Centre, contributing to some research work on the military manual review to ascertain the extent to which the concept of continuous combat function has been incorporated into various military manuals and documents.
In recognition of his impactful research, Edward was co-awarded the prestigious Henry Dunant Prize – Research in 2023 for his work titled. “Advancing Honour and Dignity in Death for Victims of Armed Conflicts: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Humanitarian Forensic Action under International Humanitarian Law.”.
Edward is also a registered Legal Practitioner, Conveyancer and Notary Public of the High Court and Superior Courts of Zimbabwe since September 2019.
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