Jaime Gher
Jaime M. Gher is a reproductive justice lawyer fighting for the human rights of women, gender-diverse individuals, and marginalized and criminalized populations worldwide. She has over two decades of research, litigation and advocacy experience working within international and national NGOs, as an independent consultant, and within the private sector. As a Senior Legal Advisor with the Global Justice Center, Jaime is supporting national-level strategy development and advocacy to promote safe abortion access for all. Jaime has also worked as a Senior Legal Advisor and Strategic Litigation Specialist with Amnesty International, Human Rights Advisor and Programme Officer with the WHO and UNAIDS, and a Global Advocacy Fellow with the Center for Reproductive Rights. In those roles, she has undertaken international litigation and advocacy before the United Nations and regional human rights bodies and supported national-level advocacy with partner organizations worldwide.
Jaime holds an LL.M. in international law and gender from American University, Washington College of Law, a J.D. from the University of San Francisco, School of Law, and a B.A. in sociology from the University of California Santa Barbara. She is a proud mother of three, a former NCAA gymnast, and an avid film enthusiast.