As Outreach Coordinator, Jemma works with civil society organisations to help people understand and claim human rights.

Jemma has a degree in law from the University of Edinburgh, a human rights masters from the European Inter-University Centre in Venice and has completed an internship at The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.

Before joining the Commission, Jemma worked for the Scottish Government Violence Reduction Campaign and project managed a network of health clinics between Scotland and Malawi. She was a member of the Human Rights Jury at the Venice International Film Festival 2006 and was shortlisted for The Guardian International Development Journalism Award 2008 for her reporting on the abuse of older women accused of witchcraft in Mozambique and Tanzania.