Halyna Senyk, a Senior Program advisor from the CEELI Institute, joins us to discuss anti-corruption progress and challenges in the Ukraine.  Halyna is responsible for managing the CEELI Institute’s anti-corruption portfolio. 

Based in Prague, the CEELI Institute focuses on promoting the rule of law through professional training programs for judges, law enforcement, lawyers, prosecutors, civil society representatives and investigative journalists. While its main activities are focused in Central and Eastern Europe, the Institute also develops rule-of-law and anti-corruption projects in Africa and South Asia.

Halyna Senyk holds a Bachelor’s and first Master’s degree in international relations and international public law from Ukraine, followed by a Master’s degree in Comparative Law (LL.M) from the London School of Economics. She further pursued Ph.D. studies at the University of Essex. With a background in international public law, comparative law, and international relations, Halyna has developed a career as an international lawyer and analyst.

Her professional experience includes roles with Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, various UN agencies, and non-profit organizations, including the European Shoah Legacy Institute in the Czech Republic, which she led from 2014 to 2017.