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Christine Marie-Helene Loudes
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| Died | 28 December 2016 |
| Education | University of Nottingham, Queen's University, Belfast |
| Organization | Amnesty International |
| Known for | Human rights campaigning |
Dr. Christine Marie-Helene Loudes (1972 - 2016) was a lawyer who worked to protect human rights. She spent her life helping people and making sure everyone was treated fairly. Christine was especially passionate about gender equality and supporting women's rights. This means she worked to make sure girls and boys, women and men, had the same opportunities and were treated with the same respect.
During her career, Dr. Loudes worked with several important groups. These included ILGA-Europe, the European Institute for Gender Equality, and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. In December 2014, she received a special award from Amnesty International called the Gender Defender Award. This award recognized her amazing work in defending the rights of all people.
Education and Early Career
Christine Loudes was a very educated person. She earned her PhD in women's rights and politics from Queen's University, Belfast in 2003. Before that, she studied human rights law at the University of Nottingham. She also earned a Master's degree in political science and law from the Université Robert Schuman.
After finishing her studies, Christine began her career by teaching law at Queen's University, Belfast. She later joined the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. There, she worked as an Investigation Officer, helping to look into human rights issues.
Working for Rights Around the World
From 2004 to 2008, Christine Loudes worked as the Policy Director for ILGA-Europe. In this role, she campaigned for equal rights for all people across Europe. She worked with big international groups like the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the European Union, and the United Nations. Her goal was to make sure everyone's rights were respected and protected.
In December 2014, she was honored with Amnesty International's Gender Defender Award. This award showed how much her work meant to people around the world.
In 2015, Christine joined the European Institute for Gender Equality. She became a Senior Officer focusing on making sure people were safe and treated fairly, especially in situations where they might be at risk because of their gender. She held this important job until she passed away on December 28, 2016.
