Professional History: Musa Kika is an international human rights and constitutional lawyer, currently serving as Executive Director of the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), Africa’s leading human rights litigating organization before the African Union and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) human rights mechanisms.

He has previously held leadership roles as Head of Office (Headquarters) and Director of External Relations at the Institute for Integrated Transitions in Barcelona, Spain, and as Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum in Harare.

His earlier work includes teaching law and conducting research for superior court judges in Namibia, South Africa and Botswana, and applied legal research institutions.

Academic and professional credentials: PhD in Public Law – University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2019
LLM (Master of Laws) – Harvard Law School, United States, 2017
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) summa cum laude – University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2014
University Distinguished Student, KwaZulu-Natal Law Society Prize, South African Law Reform Commission Prize, Vice Chancellor’s Scholar (2012 & 2013)
Certificate in National Dialogue and Peace Mediation – University of Basel & Swisspeace Academy, Switzerland, 2020
Certificate in Advanced Human Rights – University of Pretoria Centre for Human Rights, South Africa, 2015
Admitted Attorney – Superior Courts of Zimbabwe
Member – Pan-African Lawyers Union

Programs: Ford Global Fellow – Ford Foundation, 2024
International Visitor Leadership Program, Rule of Law – U.S. Department of State, 2022
Harvard Law School Kaufman Public Service Fellow – Harvard University, 2017–2018
Mandela Rhodes Scholar – University of Cape Town, 2015
Oppenheimer Memorial Scholar – Harvard Law School, 2017