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Ramatoulie Isatou Jallow

Ramatoulie Isatou Jallow is a human rights attorney admitted to practice in the High Court of the Republic of Botswana. Her ten-year career focuses on policy research, advocacy, and program leadership across Botswana, the Gambia, and the broader African region.

Research & Fellowship

Since September 2023, Ramatoulie has served as a Mary Frances Berry Senior Fellow at the Center on Ethics & Rule of Law (CERL) at the University of Pennsylvania. She leads qualitative and quantitative research on conflict prevention and democratic resilience, including policy briefs on military civic education and analyses of U.S. responses to Sahelian coups.

Professional Experience

  • Georgetown’s Innovation Council for International Justice: As Senior Research Associate, she conducted transitional justice consultations for Ukraine.
  • United States Institute of Peace: She facilitated mediation frameworks in Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis and advanced women’s inclusion in peace processes.
  • Pan African Parliament of the African Union: As Legal Associate, she negotiated key legislative instruments on food security, monitored treaty ratifications, and drafted resolutions on women and children in armed conflict.
  • BONELA: As Human Rights and Gender Specialist, she led TB community rights assessments for the Ministry of Health.

Peace by Peace & Community Impact

Since 2020, Ramatoulie has scaled “Peace by Peace,” a Botswana-based initiative fostering pre-conflict peacebuilding and community dialogue on gender-based violence, mental health, and LGBTQIA+ rights.

Over 20,000 participants reached
The initiative has influenced the establishment of specialized gender-based violence (GBV) courts and police units.

Education & Academic Honours

  • Master of Laws in National Security — Georgetown University Law Center, 2023.
    Awarded the Dean’s Certificate for Outstanding Service.
  • LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa — University of Pretoria.
    Awarded the Victor Dankwa Prize for Best Performance in Human Rights.
  • Bachelor of Laws with Honors — University of Botswana, 2016.
  • Advanced certificates in socioeconomic rights, disability rights, and the African human rights system — Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria.

Thought Leadership

Her published case studies, policy briefs, and conference presentations at the Wilson Center and Kroc Institute underscore her commitment to gender-sensitive conflict prevention, African Union governance reform, and a sustainable peace culture in Africa.