Khaled Emam

In 2018, Emam founded Justice Call, a youth-led regional organization that works on human rights, the rule of law, and peacebuilding in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).^[6]

Emam later became the first Arab to serve as co-chair of the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Youth Development, where he led youth engagement in international policymaking platforms.^[2] At Harvard, he also served as a teaching fellow for courses related to the Middle East, leadership and democracy.^[2]

Emam has represented Justice Call in international justice and peacebuilding forums. In 2019, he attended the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, where he described his work which supports civil society organizations facing legal and administrative restrictions in the Middle East and North Africa Region and raises awareness among young people about Sustainable Development Goal 16.^[7] In 2021, he spoke on behalf of the organization at the twentieth session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, where he called for stronger support for accountability, civil society, and human rights defenders in the MENA region.^[8] In 2022, he was among the civil society speakers at a joint meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission on financing for peacebuilding.^[9] He was also a speaker at the 2025 World Justice Forum.^[10]

Emam is also the founder and executive director of the Arab Leadership Institute and a former visiting fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.^[2]

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