Musa Kika
Executive Director, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa
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“Disrupting persistent inequality in the world requires strength of character, humility, and consistent values and compassion, because the forces they confront are remarkably powerful.”
Musa Kika is a human rights and constitutional lawyer who works across Africa to help strengthen institutions that are essential to democracy and prosperity. He also helps countries build strong legal and judicial systems and trains people on how to use the law to challenge injustice and abuse of power. In his work with the international NGO, Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, he supports the mission of the organization by helping to strengthen the African human rights system.
Musa bases his work in the belief that how we govern has a significant impact on how we experience inequality. He has challenged inequality and constitutional infractions around Africa, both as legal counsel and as a litigant, written extensively on legal and human rights issues, and helped strengthen civil society.
Musa sees the law as a powerful tool in creating a more equal and less polarized world. He believes a more accommodating global society—one that celebrates difference—is possible if we commit to open, equitable, inclusive processes and conversations.