Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights

Ulica ob velikih vratih 6

6000 Koper

T: +386 (0)31 772 737

E: info@pravni-center.si

Margerita Jurkovič, CEO

Margerita Jurkovič is a cum laude juris doctor form European Law Faculty (2010) and LLM in Criminal Law (2013). Currently she is finishing her PhD in Human Rights and Criminal Law and studying at LLM program in Mississippi College School of Law. She is specialized in the human rights field and gained her experiences with three non profit organizations: as a legal counsel for victims of domestic violence, providing legal aid to victims of trafficking in human beings and a legal officer for Transparency International, fighting corruption. In 2011 she became a member of governmental group for fighting against human trafficking. After establishing Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights in 2013, the team of young layers under her leadership successfully executed eleven quality national and international projects in the non/discrimination and human rights field.