Mastibegim Milikbekova holds a Master of Laws from the Faculty of Law at Lund University, with specialization in international human rights law and a Master of Laws from the Faculty of Law of Tajik State National University. Mastibegim has been with the Institute since 2012 and currently works as Senior Programme Associate at RWI. Previously she worked at the United Nations Tajikistan Office of Peace-Building as Coordinator for Human Rights Information and Documentation Center.