Dorcas Buzigire George

About Dorcas Buzigire George

Dorcas Buzigire George is a multilingual safeguarding and governance professional and dual-trained international human rights lawyer with global experience across five continents. She brings more than 15 years of expertise leading complex, high-risk investigations into sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH), protecting children and vulnerable adults in humanitarian and development contexts.As a certified investigator and investigations leader, she has supervised multidisciplinary teams across headquarters, regional, and field environments, managing sensitive cases with analytical rigor, procedural fairness, and survivor-centered principles. Her work integrates compliance oversight, institutional risk mitigation, donor reporting, and the strengthening of accountability mechanisms.She has briefed executive leadership and Boards on investigative findings and emerging trends, enhanced safeguarding frameworks, and contributed to sector-wide efforts to prevent and combat sexual exploitation and abuse. She maintains strong working relationships with regulators, donors, and cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring transparency, integrity, and regulatory compliance.Beyond institutional investigations, Dorcas engages at the international policy level. She has represented organizations at the Assemblies of States Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and at the United Nations in New York. In 2025, she authored a parliamentary speech delivered at the ICC addressing justice reform and the Crime of Aggression.She has served as a panelist and moderator at ICC side events focused on accountability mechanisms and conflict-related crimes, and has participated in high-level dialogues at the UN Human Rights Council and expert briefings on governance, victims’ rights, and civilian protection.Across these platforms, she bridges safeguarding, governance, and international policy—linking institutional accountability with broader human rights and responsible development frameworks.She holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Legal Studies with a certificate in International Business Law, a BA in Human Services (Social Work), and an LLB (Juris Doctor equivalent) in Public and Administrative Law.Key CompetenciesGovernance & Accountability Compliance & Ethics Administrative Investigations Institutional Risk Management & Mitigation Regulatory Compliance Stakeholder management Board Briefing Training Facilitation Policy Analysis Organizational IntegrityExecutive Reporting International Human Rights Crisis Response

Experience

1. Senior Investigator

   International Medical Corps

   Jan 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Conduct remote and field survivor centered investigations into serious allegations of suspected/reported incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse and safeguarding violations and document all investigative steps.Develop investigative action plan and review evidence to draw conclusion.Ensure all the key principles of investigations are incorporated and observed while conducting investigations (objectivity, fairness, impartiality, confidentiality, etc.) Produce investigation reports with recommendations to management and draft donor notifications. Identify interdepartmental referral pathways and recommended actions.Mentor junior SEA investigator.

Education

• Institut de Bukavu et Lycee Wima

  Latin and Philosophy

• Université Catholique de Bukavu

  Bachelor of Laws - LLB. (Juris Doctor equivalent), Public and Administrative Law

• The Hague Academy of International Law - Académie de droit international de La Haye

  Public and Private International Law

• Bethel University of Tennessee

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Human Services, General

• American University Washington College of Law

  Master of Laws - LLM, International Business Law