University of Zimbabwe (03) and Masters in Law (LLM) from Columbia Law School (08) obtained under a human rights fellowships program. Otto joined Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) in August 2003 and worked until 2009 before joining USAID Zimbabwe as the deputy office director and senior advisor for the Democracy, Rights and Governance Office until 2013. Otto has litigated before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, contributed to two publications on human rights, transition in Zimbabwe, conducts and facilitates training for lawyers in Zimbabwe and the region, including Swaziland, Sudan and South Sudan. Otto is also a board member of the Centre for Applied Legal Research (CALR) the premier law research institution founded by legal scholars and academics.   11