Ottilia Anna Maunganidze joined the Institute for Security Studies in 2009 and is currently Head of Special Projects in the office of the Executive Director. Before joining the ISS, Maunganidze was a junior legal adviser and human rights education officer. She explores new areas of work for the ISS and helps to inform institutional strategy. She has a Master of Laws degree in fundamental rights litigation and international human rights law from Unisa, a Post-Graduate Certificate from the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa at the University of Pretoria, and a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Studies from Rhodes University.