Experience

Legal Action Worldwide (LAW)

• Switzerland
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bangladesh Programme Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Managing LAW's Bangladesh programme in Cox's Bazar aimed at ensuring Rohingya community's meaningful participation in ongoing international justice efforts including the ongoing case before ICJ between Gambia and Myanmar, and other criminal investigations. Mainly focusing on empowering survivors of SGBV in particular including male and hijra survivors, through projects' implementation. More specifically, involved in:- Identifying strategic cases, legal interventions, conducting interviews for witness testimony, protection interventions, and referrals; - Developing and maintaining strong relationships with key actors including governments, partners, community groups, INGO’s and the UN; - Managing and supporting a cadre of community volunteers; - Implementing high-level advocacy strategy, outreach and communication with communities projects to ensure accurate, up-to-date information on international justice mechanisms for Rohingya- Leading and coordinating research projects to produce evidence-based reports for Rohingya's access to justice for crimes in Myanmar and health/MHPSS services- Finally, project implementation in accordance with proposals, budgets, LAW policies, procedures and donor regulations.



O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU)

• India
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  Assistant Instructor to Prof. Gudmundur ErikssonPursued independent research on international refugee law, women peace and security and border control. Assistant Instructor to Prof. Gudmundur ErikssonPursued independent research on international refugee law, women peace and security and border control.



Migration & Asylum Project (MAP)

• India
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Legal Consultant

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2019

  Legal assistance to asylum-seekers claiming refugee status in India. Specialised in providing legal representation to survivors of sexual and gender based violence. For over two years, worked with survivors of torture and SGBV, mainly from Afghanistan, DRC, Myanmar. Involved in correspondence with UNHCR, India for intervention in vulnerable cases; Experience in strategic litigation and implementation of research and advocacy based projects for materializing refugees' socio-economic rights in India;Worked as a legal counselor on a year-long SGBV literacy campaign for refugee women across the Afghan, Rohingya, Somali and Burmese communities in New Delhi.



Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India

• India
• Law Practice
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate

  • Jul 2016 - Dec 2016

  M & A and Private Equity M & A and Private Equity