Rez is an international lawyer and human rights activist. She was born in a refugee camp in Pakistan as her family escaped Saddam Hussein’s genocidal campaign against the Kurds.
Rez has a wealth of experience advocating for the rights of refugee at global fora and is especially passionate about access to education for refugees and meaningful refugee participation.
She was awarded the Young New Zealander of the Year in 2017 for her services to human rights. She was awarded the Outstanding Youth Delegate Award at the UN Youth Assembly, selected as an Eisenhower Youth Fellow and awarded a Global Impact Award for her work fighting for justice. Most recently, she was selected as a Peace Ambassador by the European Commission for the One Young World Summit.