Author: Géraldine Mbolo

Géraldine Mbolo is a PhD Researcher in Human Rights Law at the University of Antwerp. Her doctoral research focuses on gender equality and women's human rights through an intercultural, decolonial lens, drawing on fieldwork in Kinshasa
Several years of experience in the financial sector have strengthened her interest in the study of law and motivated her to pursue a career change. As a Congolese woman born and raised in Belgium, Géraldine is committed to fostering intercultural dialogue on gender equality and women’s human rights. Her research particularly explores how the human rights framework can offer effective and culturally sensitive solutions in these areas.

Women’s human rights, marriage, and moral pluralism in Africa: a daughter’s reflections

Introduction Third World Approaches to International Law ( TWAIL) aims to be the voice of a historically voiceless global south on the international law scene. It seeks to “ re-tell…

“Unfortunately, we are not allowed to express ourselves”: epistemic injustice in the human rights discourse on women’s empowerment

Introduction Human rights’ global relevance and legitimacy can and must be strengthened by grounding the development and interpretation of human rights standards in grassroots experiences.[1] This piece seeks to amplify…