Nkem Agunwa, Senior Program Manager, Africa

Nkem is an adept communicator and digital campaigner with over a decade’s experience working at the intersection of human rights, video and technology. Through her work as a human rights activist, she has engaged extensively on issues of freedom of expression, police brutality, democracy, misinformation, and disinformation. In addition, her expertise in digital mass mobilization has resulted in a series of impactful campaigns.

As the Africa Senior Program Manager, Nkem supports activists, advocates, and legal experts across Africa to leverage the power of video and technology to defend human rights. At the same time, working to elevate the role and influence of community-based human rights defenders and journalists to resist delegitimisation, assert truthful narratives and advance justice. 

Before joining WITNESS, Nkem worked with Amnesty International in Nigeria, where she developed and executed campaigns to combat all forms of injustice. She has also trained and supported movement leaders, human rights defenders, and activists to implement adequate human rights documentation and reporting in pursuing justice and accountability.

Nkem holds a Master’s in Mass Communication from Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from the University of Benin, Nigeria.