Marissa is an international criminal and human rights lawyer based in Washington, D.C. She works on strategic human rights litigation against Iran on behalf of victims of hostage taking, torture, extrajudicial killing and aircraft sabotage. She also serves as Sr. Legal Consultant to a truth commission in Seychelles and Legal Adviser to Yazidi Legal Network. Marissa began her career with the ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor. She has worked on cases before the ICC, UN special procedures and other bodies on conflicts in Libya, Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine/Russia and Iraq. Marissa co-founded the Hedera Collective, a dynamic global community for international law professionals. She zealously seeks justice and healing through victim-centered and trauma-informed practices.
Marissa Kardon Weber
