{"id":3170647,"date":"2020-07-20T08:38:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T08:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/erisa-zemzadja\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:05:08","slug":"erisa-zemzadja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/erisa-zemzadja\/","title":{"rendered":"Erisa Zemzadja"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Country: Albania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interests: Human Rights, International Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I am currently serving as a Fellow at the Parliament of Albania, where I focus extensively on gender equality issues and women&#8217;s empowerment, while actively contributing to fighting gender-based violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hold a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Political Sciences &amp; International Relations from Bah\u00e7e\u015fehir University and a Master\u2019s in Political Science from the Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After my studies, I worked in the non-profit sector in Brussels advocating for the rights of different groups facing inequalities and striving for a more inclusive society and women empowerment. 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