Michelle Yesudas

Michelle Yesudas is a Malaysian lawyer and human rights activist.[1] She was a key activist and coordinator in the Malaysian human rights and law reform NGO, Lawyers for Liberty, where she notably acted as the defence counsel of activist Ali Abd Jalil. After her move to Amnesty International, she has been researching and campaigning against the 'war on drugs' in the Philippines and intends to work on defending human rights defenders in South East Asia. Currently, Michelle is working with the International Commission of Jurists in Yangon, Myanmar as a Senior Legal Expert.[2]

Michelle Yesudas
Born
Michelle Darlene Yesudas
NationalityMalaysian
OccupationSenior Legal Expert
EmployerInternational Commission of Jurists
Board member ofFormerly the Legal/Campaign Coordinator at Lawyers for Liberty
Spouse(s)Tarun Dev

Early life

Yesudas obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London before obtaining a Master of Law at the University of Warwick.

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References

  1. "Lawyer inspired by book found in dustbin". 31 May 2015.
  2. "https://twitter.com/michelleyesudas". Twitter. Retrieved 10 July 2020. External link in |title= (help)


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