Arwa Ben Ahmed

Research Fellow

Project Activities

Mauritania

Other Activities and Research Interests

Constitutional and international law, Criminal Justice, Online Safety Regulations, Counterterrorism Legislation, Human Rights.

Since 4/2025 Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

9/2019–3/2025 Programme Lead and Legal Advisor, Foreign commonwealth and development Office (FCDO), British Embassy, Tunis, Tunisia

7/2022–7/2024 Consultant, Violence Prevention Network (VPN), Berlin, Germany

3/2019- 9/2019 Project Officer, Tansitional Justice, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Tunis, Tunisia

4/2017–2/2019 Project Assistant, United States Institute of Peace (USIP), MENA Hub

10/2020–8/2021 Professional Lawyer Qualification, Higher Institute of the Lawyer profession (ISPA), Tunis, Tunisia

10/2014- 11/2017 Master’s Degree in Common Law and Human Rights, University of Legal, Political and Social Studies of Tunis (FSJPST)

2009–2013 LLB in Private Law, University of Legal, Political and Social Studies of Tunis (FSJPST)

  • Ben Ahmed A. and Dzhekova. R. Countering Terrorist Content Online: A Best Practice Guide for Hosting Service Providers: https://friscoproject.eu/publications/
  • Implementing an effective anti-corruption strategy: maintaining national security in Tunisia – Mediterranean Journal of Legal Research
  • Prison and Rehabilitation and the return of Islamic State Fighters to Tunisia – German Council on Foreign Relations DGAP. 2020: Tunisia’s Fragile Democracy | DGAP