Golriz Ghahraman has worked as a human rights lawyer in New Zealand and overseas. Photo: NZ HeraldA Green Party candidate is aiming to be the first refugee to become an MP in New Zealand. She says electing a refugee to Parliament would send a strong message during a global refugee crisis and at a time of rising anti-refugee and immigrant sentiment. The 35 year-old has since built up an impressive CV as a human rights lawyer in New Zealand and overseas. After getting her masters degree in International Human Rights Law at Oxford University she also worked on the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 17, 2017 00:08 UTC