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Dr. Mohamed Y. Mattar

Adjunct Professor of Law and Executive Director of The Protection Project

Dr. Mohamed Y. Mattar is Adjunct Professor of Law and Executive Director of The Protection Project, a human rights research and training institute at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. His professional expertise is in comparative international law, especially human rights law, with a focus on women’s and children’s rights, especially international trafficking in persons and the commercial sexual exploitation of children. For over eight years, Mohamed Mattar has worked in more than 50 countries to promote state compliance with international human rights mandates in these fields, as well as to advocate for and build the capacity of civil society organizations to hold governments accountable for human rights violations. He has advised governments on drafting and implementing anti-trafficking legislation, drafted model legislation and national action plans to promote government commitment to combating trafficking in persons, testified before parliamentary commissions to advocate for passage of legislation and its effective implementation, developed and carried out training programs for government officials and members of civil society on international human rights standards to encourage reform, and monitored and reported on human rights violations by conducting fact-finding missions and publishing findings to raise public awareness. Mohamed Mattar is a frequent speaker in international, regional, and national public forums on anti-trafficking legislation, women’s and children’s rights protection, and comparative perspectives between international human rights standards and domestic human rights legislation in these areas. He has served as a member of various United Nations expert groups focusing on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, as well as the commercial sexual exploitation of children. He teaches courses on international human rights, including “International Human Rights: Theory and Practice,” and “International Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children.” Mohamed Mattar received his Doctor of Juridical Sciences (S.J.D.) in 1986, and Master of Laws (LL.M.) with Distinction in 1983 from Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana, his Master of Comparative Law (M.C.L.) from the University of Miami School of Law, and his LL.B. from the Alexandria University Faculty of Law, Alexandria, Egypt.