Biography

Georgiana Epure is a human rights advocate whose work bridges national and international spaces, advancing rights through both domestic legal strategies and global advocacy. In her work at the Center for Reproductive Rights, she develops and implements national legal strategies to defend and advance sexual and reproductive health and rights across Central and Eastern Europe. Previously, Georgiana led the development and implementation of the global advocacy strategy at Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage; worked on strategic human rights litigation with the Open Society Justice Initiative on a range of issues – ranging from human rights in the context of national security, the right to housing, corporate accountability and vaccine justice during the COVID-19 pandemic to accountability for women's rights violations in Afghanistan; and gained policy and legal experience at the European External Action Service and in the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. She also led advocacy efforts on law reform and policy related to women's rights in Romania with the Association for Liberty and Gender Equality. She holds an MPhil in International Relations and Politics from the University of Cambridge, where she was a Gates Cambridge Scholar, and an MA in Social Science Research Methods from the University of Leeds, funded by an ESRC scholarship. Georgiana also earned her BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds, graduating as valedictorian.

Previous Education

University of Leeds