7 February 2012. Speaker: Mandira Sharma. Date: 12:30pm – 1:30pm, 07 Feb 2012. Venue: Seminar Room 1.13, Coombs Extension Building #8, ANU. Nepali human rights organization campaigning against torture, extra-judicial killings, enforced disappearance and sexual abuse and impunity related to these crimes in Nepal. Mandira Sharma is a leading human rights activist from Nepal, and the founder of Advocacy Forum–Nepal.
Advocacy Forum is leading a team of more than 100 lawyers and human rights defenders working to prevent human rights violations, Mandira Sharma investigates and documents the cases of violations, provides legal aid to victims and empowers them. She is also active in promoting transitional justice mechanism and reform of laws and policies in line with Nepal’s international obligation. Mandira is an Australian Leadership Award Fellow.
