Galina Arapova

Name: Galina Arapova

Position in Company: Associate

Specialisation: International & Human Rights Law, Media & Communications, Advocacy & Human Rights, Analytical Research

Working Languages: English, Russian

Galina Arapova has a law degree and maters in world economy and international relations (Russian Academy of Sciences), she graduated from Institute of European Law (University of Birmingham, UK, Human Right Law and practice program conducted in cooperation with Council of Europe). Galina has worked in the field of freedom of expression and freedom of information since 1995. She is currently director and senior media lawyer at the Mass Media Defence Centre, working in the field of media rights protection, promotion of freedom of expression standards in Russia. Galina is a practising media lawyer with a wide practice in defending media in defamation and privacy cases and other media related issues. She is a member of UNESCO Chair on Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Rights established at the Institute of International Law and Economics (Russian Federation), and an expert/trainer for the Swedish Institute for Further Education of Journalists (FOJO). Galina takes cases to the European Court on Human Rights on Article 10 of the European Convention issues. She has a wide experience of work as a lecturer/trainer around Russia, CIS countries and Eastern Europe, providing training on wide range of FOE related issues to practicing journalists, media lawyers, barristers and judges. Galina is a trustee of an international human rights organization ARTICLE 19 (Global Campaign for Free expression) and a member of International Media Lawyers Association (IMLA) at Oxford University- UK.

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