KAMARO CHRISTIAN
Maputo
Summary
I am a dedicated legal professional with experience as a legal advisor specializing in international humanitarian law and human rights. Proven ability to defend vulnerable populations, including refugees and migrants, while demonstrating strong multicultural communication skills. Committed to defending human dignity and ensuring access to legal assistance for those who need it. I advocate for diversity and multiculturalism, strive for a better world, and seek to be the voice of the voiceless. I also have international experience, having worked in the city of Grenoble, France, as a volunteer for the French Red Cross, in the reception, listening, and guidance group, providing assistance to refugees, migrants, and unaccompanied minors.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Trainee Lawyer
Bar Association
Maputo
02.2025 - Current
- Admitted to the Bar as a Trainee Lawyer.
- Areas of Interest: Refugee Law, Labor law, Public international law, International humanitarian law, Human rights.
Volunteer
French Red Cross
Grenoble, France
09.2023 - 07.2024
- Developed active listening competencies through fostering sessions to direct people to authoritative structures.
- Collaborated
- In The Red Cross's Accueil écoute orientation (AEO) program, designed to help people in vulnerable situations find effective solutions
- Visited The International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters, including its museum, 30 March 2024, Geneva, Switzerland
- Contributed to the identification of vulnerabilities and risks faced by our target audience, and facilitated their access to healthcare services
- Trained our audience in French Language to promote their local integration.
- Collaborated with other offices to ensure our target audience was provided with basic amenities such as clothing and food
- Target audience: Refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, homeless people.
Legal Adviser
CEMIRDE
Maputo, Mozambique
01.2021 - 11.2021
- CEMIRDE, Maputo/ Maratane refugee camp, Nampula, Mozambique Internship and volunteering within the framework of the partnership program between the Episcopal Commission for Migrants, Refugees and Displaced People (CEMIRDE) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- The aim of this program was to provide legal assistance to refugees and asylum seekers living in the capital Maputo and in the province bearing the same name.
- Main activities:
- Participated in the process of registering the nationality of refugee children born in Mozambique;
- Provided legal assistance to migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers
- Assisted in the publication and dissemination of the rights and duties of refugees, in accordance with the 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees.
Founding Member
ACEA
Maputo
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Participated in various training courses with the aim of defending the rights of the most vulnerable people, especially children, women, young women and people affected by HIV and AIDS.
- Electoral Observer for the 2019 general elections (forum Mulher platform).
Education
Master of Science - International Relations
French University of Egypt/Sciences Po Grenoble
Cairo, Egypt And Grenoble, France07.2024
Bachelor of Science - Law
Polytechnic University of Mozambique
Maputo, Moza05.2022
Skills
- International humanitarian law
- Refugees rights
- Protection of Refugees
- Human Rights
- Multiculturalism
- Protection of internally displaced people
- Protection of vulnerable migrants
Accomplishments
Legal assistance to vulnerable people: I played a key role in registering around 20 refugee children born in Mozambique.
Successful assistance to vulnerable people in Franca, assisting two people per day and referring them to the appropriate institutions. I helped with translations from Portuguese to French and vice versa, assisting immigrants from Portuguese-speaking countries such as Angola.
Certification
- Diplomacy and Global Human Rights Advocacy, UEM Student Association
- Refugee and Migrant Law, French Red Cross
LANGUAGES
Portuguese: Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English: Advanced (C1)
French: Advanced (C1)
Swahili: Intermediate (B2)
Spanish: Elementary (A2)