To mark Human Rights Day on 10 December, Latifa Akay from the non government organisation Maslaha gave a talk on her work to our human rights classes. She provided an insight into the experience of working as an activist on human rights, gender and social justice issues. It was a very inspirational morning and an opportunity for students to discuss human rights and gender issues with someone who works in the field.
About Latifa Akay
Latifa has an LLM in Human Rights, Conflict and Justice from SOAS University. She is a trustee of the Inclusive Mosque Initiative and is developing the work and issues around faith and gender, and women’s rights in the media for Maslaha. She has written widely including for The Guardian and has worked as a correspondent for the Turkish daily Today’s Zaman in Istanbul.
