Bukky Shonibare is the Executive Director of Invictus Africa, a civic organization that promotes human rights and gender equality through data-driven advocacy, while leveraging technology, engaging stakeholders, and building capacity.

Bukky holds a first-class Law (LL.B) degree from Baze University, Nigeria; an Executive Master’s degree in Managing Peace and Security in Africa (MPSA) from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in International Law and Development from the University of Nottingham, UK; and an MSc in International Human Rights Law (IHRL) from the University of Oxford, UK. Currently, Bukky is a PhD student at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto.

Bukky is a Ford Global Fellow, an Oxford-Commonwealth Scholar, a Developing Solutions Scholar, a Mandela Washington Fellow, and a Malala Fund Education Champion.