Mrs Hermine KEMBO TAKAM GATSING, Cameroonian by nationality, is a Magistrate by profession. She has worked at both operational and strategic levels. She is a member of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. She is also involved in human rights training for judicial and penitentiary personnel, with specific themes on the rights of the child, child-friendly justice, the rights of refugees and the rights of convicts. She has had the opportunity to work with authorities in over 30 African countries to strengthen their policies on children’s rights. She speaks French and English.