Sue Anne Teo
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Sue Anne's research project is titled ‘Human Rights 2.0: A Primer for the Age of Artificial Intelligence.’ It will center around a structural rethink on the role of human rights and its protection mechanisms in light of developments in the field of artificial intelligence. Her supervisor is Associate Professor Hin-Yan Liu.

Prior to commencing her PhD, Sue Anne was a Senior Programme Officer at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund, Sweden for 8 years. Here she managed both capacity development programmes as well as research programmes in Myanmar, China, Vietnam and the overall Regional Asia programme.

Sue Anne had also worked for several years with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as a Senior Refugee Status Determination officer and served with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the UN peacekeeping mission in Timor Leste.  

Sue Anne Teo holds a First Class Honours Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from University of London, a Master of Laws (LLM) from University of Cambridge and a Master of Science in Human Rights from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Award Date: 30 Sept 2008

University of Cambridge

Award Date: 30 Sept 2005

University of London

Award Date: 30 Sept 2003