Michelle Yesudas

Michelle Yesudas
Born
Michelle Darlene Yesudas
OccupationSenior Legal Expert
EmployerInternational Commission of Jurists
Board member of
Formerly the Legal/Campaign Coordinator at Lawyers for Liberty

Michelle Yesudas (b. ca. 1987)[1] is a Malaysian lawyer and human rights activist.[2] She was a co-founder[3] 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, Yesudas is working with the International Commission of Jurists in Yangon, Myanmar as a Senior Legal Expert.

Education

Yesudas obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London before obtaining a Masters in International Development Law and Human Rights at the University of Warwick.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Michelle Yesudas". Prestige Online - Indonesia. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lawyer inspired by book found in dustbin". 31 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Michelle Yesudas". Front Line Defenders. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ajita Banerjie and Michelle Yesudas | OHRH". Retrieved 19 August 2026.
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