Team
Iryna Morhun
Expert, lawyer, educational programme trainer
She has practised law since 2019. She worked as a lawyer in the free legal aid system and as an attorney’s assistant, and now runs a private legal practice in family law and the protection of women’s and children’s rights. Since completing the JurFem Human Rights Defenders Academy in 2023, she has combined legal practice with training, awareness-raising and civic work in countering gender-based violence. On social media she speaks about family law, women’s agency and every woman’s right to be who she chooses to be.
Areas of expertise
- Family law and protection of women’s and children’s rights
- Legal aid for survivors of gender-based violence
- Handling domestic and sexual violence cases
- Court representation
- Designing and delivering trainings
- Legal awareness-raising and public communication
Formal education
University of Customs and Finance
081 “Law” · Bachelor · 2018
University of Customs and Finance
081 “Law” · Master · 2020
Additional training
Human Rights Defenders Academy
JurFem
Strategies and practices for effective comprehensive services and protection of survivors of domestic violence
Sexual violence in ECtHR case law and key approaches to preparing cases for international bodies
Practical experience
Delivers trainings, webinars, lectures and professional discussions for lawyers, students, businesses and the civic sector. Core topics: countering gender-based violence, legal aid for survivors, and European Court of Human Rights standards.
Selected certificates
Human Rights Defenders Academy
Association of Women Lawyers of Ukraine “JurFem” · 2022-2023
A year-long programme on protection from gender-based violence and discrimination: from gender-sensitive communication with clients to applications to international human rights bodies. Funded by the European Union.
Strategies and practices for effective comprehensive services and protection of survivors of domestic violence
Women’s Perspectives Centre NGO with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna · 2024
Confirms skills in comprehensive support and protection of survivors of domestic violence - 32 academic hours of practical training for lawyers and psychotherapists.
Sexual violence in ECtHR case law and key approaches to preparing cases for international bodies
JurFem, Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association · 2024
Confirms training in handling sexual violence cases to the standards of the European Court of Human Rights and preparing cases for international bodies (14 hours).
The right to privacy in lawyers’ practice
JurFem, Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association · 2024
Confirms competence in protecting the right to privacy in legal practice: covering the right as a whole and how to work with its individual components.
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