Colette Simonne Wahlqvist

Colette Simonne Wahlqvist is the Global Safety Advisor for IMS (International Media Support) based in Copenhagen. She leads research, evidence-based advocacy and the advancement of strategic partnerships to implement the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity with a focus on facilitating the development of national journalist safety mechanisms. Colette is a human rights lawyer licensed to practice in New York and is specialized in the promotion of press freedom. She has a BA from Ithaca College, JD from Suffolk University Law School and an LLM from Lund University, Sweden.