Julia is an independent human rights consultant and Head of Advocacy at London based Saudi focused NGO ALQST for Human Rights. She has over seven years of work experience providing legal assistance and advocating on behalf of victims of human and labour rights violations in the MENA region. As a co-founder of MENA Rights Group, Julia worked on advancing the organisation’s lobbying and public advocacy efforts at the UN level. She holds a BA in Arabic and International Relations from Westminster University and an MA in Middle Eastern Politics from the School of African and Oriental Studies at the University of London.