Sylvia is a renowned human rights defender with significant experience in assessing human rights situations by international human rights standards and norms. As a trail blazer, she has served as in various capacities such as; Chairperson Equal Opportunities Commission, Technical Advisor German Development Cooperation (GIZ), In country liaison for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and Senior Legal Officer at the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative.
Sylvia is very passionate about promoting women’s rights and has significant experience in supporting strategic litigation and adjudication efforts aimed at protecting human rights and entrenching democratic rule of law. She holds a Master of Law (LLM) in International Human Rights and International Criminal Justice from Utrecht University, Netherlands.