Simone Monasebian
Simone Monasebian - Leader in Women’s Rights
Simone Monasebian has an extensive background in law and public policy and is committed to assisting those who have endured human trafficking and gender-based violence. As Chief Program Officer for Sanctuary for Families, she develops and oversees programming for an impactful domestic violence service provider and advocacy agency in New York City. Simone Monasebian and her team help survivors secure legal, clinical and economic empowerment services and move forward on paths of recovery.
As an associate at the Law Offices of Michael Kennedy, PC, in the 1990s, Ms. Monasebian handled a diverse range of criminal and civil matters. Two landmark cases - one on behalf of a child welfare system survivor and the other focused on civil rights - received nationwide attention. In the early 2000s, she worked in Tanzania and Rwanda as a Trial Attorney with the Office of the Prosecutor for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Her duties centered on prosecuting war criminals, and she was successful in achieving a trio of groundbreaking guilty verdicts against media executives who used their radio station and newspaper to encourage genocide and sexual violence.
From 2015 to 2019, Ms. Monasebian held leadership roles at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as the New York office director, focusing on protecting women’s and girls’ rights through criminal legal system reform. She also elevated the voices of those who had endured sexual violence. Ms. Monasebian’s efforts helped establish the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons and its associated Trust Fund for Victims.
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