Stay Human
A Voice for Liberty, Justice, and Equality
My name is Khouloud, meaning “eternity,” and I have committed myself to keeping human rights values eternal.
My name is Human.
My nationality is Humanity.
My age is counted not in years, but in the moments where dignity is upheld.
What I Stand For
I am a woman who insists on raising one voice—a voice that echoes liberty, justice, equality, freedom, dignity, and humanity.
From post-conflict zones to international forums, from youth dialogues to security reform, I have witnessed the power of change. I have worked tirelessly to bridge policy and practice, to transform challenges into opportunities, and to create sustainable pathways for peace and justice.
Bridging Cultures, Connecting Voices
Throughout my journey across diverse communities and regions, I have learned that nations are more than history, language, or religion—they are living entities shaped by global citizens.
I am an explorer of cultures, a believer in stories, and an advocate for human dignity. I carry with me the experiences of resilient women, courageous youth, and determined human rights defenders. These stories do not just inspire me—they drive my work.
Spirit of Law
Law is more than rules—it is a force for justice, dignity, and change. Teaching law has never been about memorization; it is about empowering people with rights. From courtrooms to classrooms, I work to transform policies and challenge power structures.
Defending human rights is not a choice—it is a responsibility.
Life Mission
Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice.
Our enemy is not nations or ideologies—it is hate.
Our duty is to build unity, equity, and justice.
My mission is to spread human rights education and strengthen protections for all.
World of Humans
I have traveled across cultures, engaged with activists, trained policymakers, and documented human rights violations in regions torn by conflict, displacement, and systemic injustice. But through these journeys, I have realized that humanity is not divided by borders—it is united by shared struggles, aspirations, and the pursuit of dignity. Nations are more than history, language, or politics. They are the stories of people—of resilience, survival, and courage.
Experiences
Dr. Khouloud AlKhatib is an international human rights expert, legal consultant, and advocate whose career bridges the worlds of academia, grassroots activism, security sector reform, and international policymaking. As the Executive Director of LOUDER, she has worked extensively across the MENA region, shaping policies, strengthening protections for vulnerable communities, and ensuring that human rights are more than just commitments on paper—they are lived, enforced, and upheld.
With a background in law, human rights advocacy, gender justice, and peacebuilding, her journey spans legal courtrooms, negotiation tables, frontline advocacy, and policy drafting rooms. Her expertise in UN protective mechanisms, refugee rights, political participation, and international humanitarian law has led her to advise governments, mentor HRDs, and design strategies that challenge deep-rooted inequalities.
From leading high-level policy dialogues to training grassroots movements, she has consistently integrated a rights-based approach into security forces, judicial systems, and local governance structures. Her work with judges, security officials, and policymakers in Lebanon, Iraq, and Sudan has resulted in gender-sensitive legal frameworks, fair trial monitoring, and justice-sector reforms. At the same time, she remains deeply connected to the grassroots level, ensuring that marginalized voices are not just included but actively shape the policies that affect them.
Music is my
Therapy
Her advocacy extends beyond legal and institutional spaces. She has played a pivotal role in women’s leadership programs, peacebuilding initiatives, and digital innovations that amplify civic participation. She is the creator of two human rights mobile applications, designed to make legal knowledge accessible to women and vulnerable groups, and has developed a digital platform empowering refugee communities in Jordan.
As a researcher and consultant, she has conducted extensive fieldwork on human rights violations, civic space restrictions, and conflict dynamics, leading impact assessments and advocacy campaigns that inform both national policies and international interventions. Her engagement with civil society networks, policymakers, and activists underscores her belief that justice is built through collaboration, persistence, and an unwavering commitment to truth.
Her professional and personal ethos remains clear: justice must be lived, not just legislated. The law is not just a system—it is a responsibility. Advocacy is not just a practice—it is a lifelong pursuit of equity, dignity, and freedom.
Freedom is my
Religion
Professional Career
University Professor & Legal Educator
An Associate Professor of International Law and Human Rights, Dr. Khouloud AlKhatib has spent over 18 years in academia. Holding a Ph.D. in International Law and master’s degrees in both Public and Private Law, she has designed and taught a wide range of courses covering international law, human rights, business law, and governance.
Beyond teaching, she has been instrumental in integrating human rights principles into legal education, ensuring that law is not just studied, but applied as a tool for justice, equality, and policy transformation. As a lawyer registered with the Lebanese Bar Association in Beirut, she combines legal expertise with real-world application, advising on legal frameworks and policy reforms across the MENA region.
Strategic Consultant & Trainer for Judges and Security Forces
Recognizing that security and justice are inseparable, Dr. AlKhatib has dedicated her career to ensuring that law enforcement and judicial systems uphold human rights standards and gender-sensitive policies. She has trained judges, security officials, and policymakers in Lebanon, Iraq, and Sudan, embedding rights-based approaches into national security frameworks.
Her expertise includes:
- Developing a human rights training curriculum for the Internal Security Forces in Lebanon, translating their Code of Conduct into international best practices.
- Mainstreaming gender equality within security forces in Iraq and Sudan, ensuring that law enforcement policies reflect justice, accountability, and non-discrimination.
- Leading ministerial training programs on Women, Peace, and Security (UNSCR 1325), advising on national action plans for the Ministries of Interior, Justice, and Defense in Iraq.
Her work strengthens the capacity of state institutions to uphold human rights, bridging the gap between security enforcement and justice delivery.
International Human Rights Expert & Policy Advisor
Dr. AlKhatib is specialized in UN protective mechanisms, with extensive experience advising on human rights compliance, fair trial monitoring, and policy-based advocacy. She has worked across national, regional, and international platforms, ensuring that legal frameworks protect civic space, freedom of expression, and vulnerable communities.
She has provided strategic legal analysis and trial monitoring reports, particularly in cases involving human rights defenders, journalists, and marginalized groups. Her research has informed national policy reforms, UN reports, and international legal interventions.
Committed to grassroots empowerment, she has trained thousands of activists, women leaders, and young professionals, equipping them with advocacy tools and legal literacy to defend their rights and influence policy decisions.
Gender & Peacebuilding Expert
Dr. AlKhatib has designed national and regional programs addressing gender-based violence (GBV), women’s political partcipation and leadership, and post-conflict legal reforms.
Her contributions include:
- Developing gender-sensitive codes of conduct for police forces in Iraq and Sudan, aligning them with international human rights standards.
- Drafting policy recommendations on women’s rights, including a domestic violence law in Qatar and a peacebuilding action plan for Iraq.
- Conducting social surveys on youth and women’s empowerment, collaborating with international and local organizations.
Her work integrates legal expertise, policy advocacy, and grassroots mobilization, ensuring that gender-sensitive reforms are institutionalized, not just discussed.
Innovator in Digital Human Rights Tools
Technological advancement inevitably has profound implications for the human rights framework. Technology can help move human rights forward.
Khouloud used the digital technologies to enhance the capabilities of human rights defenders.
She is a developer for two mobile applications
- (“Min Haqqiha – Its Her Right” من حقها, a free mobile application created by LOUDER and FNF that champions Gender Equality and combat Gender Based Violence in Lebanon. It is an educational tool that raises awareness on women’s rights, and political participation. Min_Haqqiha is a free, accessible, interactive, user friendly platform that uses technology (Lebanon)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xonboard.womensrights
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/min-haqqiha-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%87%D8%A7/id1541426679
- She is Aware واعية which is the first in kind mobile application in Iraq that supports the effective political participation of women as an essential right to advance SDG Global Goal 5 on gender equality. (Iraq)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kernel.waiaa
https://apps.apple.com/kh/app/waeea-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9/id1605807905?l=fr
She developed a digital platform that provides youth refugees with quality education and skill-trainings on their rights and legal contexts in Jordan through Detailed formal and non-formal educational opportunities to the youth in the Middle East and beyond, in an impactful way. (Jordan) www.campus.kiron.ngo
Researcher & Consultant for International Policy Development
Dr. AlKhatib’s work is deeply rooted in research and evidence-based policymaking. She has conducted impact assessments, policy analyses, and strategic studies for international organizations, focusing on human rights, civic space, and security sector reform.
She has contributed to:
- Universal Periodic Review (UPR) reports, leading comprehensive data collection and policy recommendations for national human rights strategies.
- Research on human rights defenders in MENA, mapping civic space restrictions and legal protection mechanisms.
- Dialogue and participation toolkits, strengthening youth engagement in governance.
- Women Peace and security assessment
Her expertise ensures that policy decisions are informed by research, shaped by human rights standards, and responsive to real-world challenges.
A Professional Committed to Systemic Change
Dr. Khouloud AlKhatib is not just an academic or a consultant—she is an architect of change, a defender of rights, and a strategist for justice.
Her work spans high-level policymaking and grassroots mobilization, ensuring that legal reforms, human rights protections, and gender-sensitive policies are not theoretical discussions but concrete, enforceable realities.
Her professional journey is defined by expertise, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to justice.
Expert Consultant and Trainer for Judges and Security Forces
Dr. Khouloud AlKhatib is not just an academic or a consultant—she is an architect of change, a defender of rights, and a strategist for justice.
Her work spans high-level policymaking and grassroots mobilization, ensuring that legal reforms, human rights protections, and gender-sensitive policies are not theoretical discussions but concrete, enforceable realities.
Her professional journey is defined by expertise, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to justice.
DR. khouloud Al khatib
Stay Human
A Voice for Liberty, Justice, and Equality
My name is Khouloud, meaning “eternity,” and I have committed myself to keeping human rights values eternal.
My name is Human.
My nationality is Humanity.
My age is counted not in years, but in the moments where dignity is upheld.
What I Stand For
I am a woman who insists on raising one voice—a voice that echoes liberty, justice, equality, freedom, dignity, and humanity.
From post-conflict zones to international forums, from youth dialogues to security reform, I have witnessed the power of change. I have worked tirelessly to bridge policy and practice, to transform challenges into opportunities, and to create sustainable pathways for peace and justice.
Bridging Cultures, Connecting Voices
Throughout my journey across diverse communities and regions, I have learned that nations are more than history, language, or religion—they are living entities shaped by global citizens.
I am an explorer of cultures, a believer in stories, and an advocate for human dignity. I carry with me the experiences of resilient women, courageous youth, and determined human rights defenders. These stories do not just inspire me—they drive my work.
Spirit of Law
Law is more than rules—it is a force for justice, dignity, and change. Teaching law has never been about memorization; it is about empowering people with rights. From courtrooms to classrooms, I work to transform policies and challenge power structures.
Defending human rights is not a choice—it is a responsibility.
Life Mission
Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice.
Our enemy is not nations or ideologies – it is hate.
Our duty is to build unity, equity, and justice.
My mission is to spread human rights education and strengthen protections for all.
World of Humans
I have traveled across cultures, engaged with activists, trained policymakers, and documented human rights violations in regions torn by conflict, displacement, and systemic injustice. But through these journeys, I have realized that humanity is not divided by borders—it is united by shared struggles, aspirations, and the pursuit of dignity. Nations are more than history, language, or politics. They are the stories of people—of resilience, survival, and courage.
I do not see people through labels of nationality, ethnicity, or social status. I see a global community bound by the fundamental truth that every human being deserves justice, opportunity, and freedom.
Experiences
Dr. Khouloud AlKhatib is an international human rights expert, legal consultant, and advocate whose career bridges the worlds of academia, grassroots activism, security sector reform, and international policymaking. As the Executive Director of LOUDER, she has worked extensively across the MENA region, shaping policies, strengthening protections for vulnerable communities, and ensuring that human rights are more than just commitments on paper—they are lived, enforced, and upheld.
With a background in law, human rights advocacy, gender justice, and peacebuilding, her journey spans legal courtrooms, negotiation tables, frontline advocacy, and policy drafting rooms. Her expertise in UN protective mechanisms, refugee rights, political participation, and international humanitarian law has led her to advise governments, mentor human rights defenders, and design strategies that challenge deep-rooted inequalities.
From leading high-level policy dialogues to training grassroots movements, she has consistently integrated a rights-based approach into security forces, judicial systems, and local governance structures. Her work with judges, security officials, and policymakers in Lebanon, Iraq, and Sudan has resulted in gender-sensitive legal frameworks, fair trial monitoring, and justice-sector reforms. At the same time, she remains deeply connected to the grassroots level, ensuring that marginalized voices are not just included but actively shape the policies that affect them.
Music is my
Therapy
Her advocacy extends beyond legal and institutional spaces. She has played a pivotal role in women’s leadership programs, peacebuilding initiatives, and digital innovations that amplify civic participation. She is the creator of two human rights mobile applications, designed to make legal knowledge accessible to women and vulnerable groups, and has developed a digital platform empowering refugee communities in Jordan.
As a researcher and consultant, she has conducted extensive fieldwork on human rights violations, civic space restrictions, and conflict dynamics, leading impact assessments and advocacy campaigns that inform both national policies and international interventions. Her engagement with civil society networks, policymakers, and activists underscores her belief that justice is built through collaboration, persistence, and an unwavering commitment to truth.
Her professional and personal ethos remains clear: justice must be lived, not just legislated. The law is not just a system—it is a responsibility. Advocacy is not just a practice—it is a lifelong pursuit of equity, dignity, and freedom.
Freedom is my
Religion
Professional Career
University Professor & Legal Educator
Strategic Consultant & Trainer for Judges and Security Forces
Recognizing that security and justice are inseparable
International Human Rights Expert & Policy Advisor
Dr. AlKhatib is specialized in UN protective mechanisms
Gender & Peacebuilding Expert
Dr. AlKhatib has designed national and regional programs addressing gender-based violence (GBV)
Innovator in Digital Human Rights Tools
AlKhatib has developed digital platforms and mobile applications that expand access to legal knowledge and civic engagement
Researcher & Consultant for International Policy Development
Dr. AlKhatib’s work is deeply rooted in research and evidence-based policymaking
A Professional Committed to Systemic Change
Dr. Khouloud AlKhatib is not just an academic or a consultant
Bridging Policy & Practice in Human Rights, Security, and Gender Justice
With over 18 years of experience, I provide strategic expertise in human rights and peacebuilding policy