Joinet MERZIUS, President and CEO
A human rights lawyer at the bar of Port-au-Prince in Haiti for nearly twenty years, Joinet MERZIUS, holds a double master’s degree in international human rights law, in information and communication from French universities (Catholic University of Lyon, Pierre Mendes France University of Grenoble and Lumière Lyon II University) .
He is the main founder of the Haitian Observatory for Human Rights and has been active in the defense of human rights for more than ten years. A lawyer and journalist by profession, Me Joinet MERZIUS is sensitive to social inequalities and human rights violations around the world and has devoted his time to defending the rights of others.
Founding member of Defender International, Inc and professor of rights and international relations at universities; Me Joinet MERZIUS is committed to defending the fundamental rights of all, to combating social inequalities and injustices in the world.