
Adeela Firdous is a Kashmiri lawyer and is currently working as a Law and Advocacy officer with a Delhi based organisation, Citizens Against Hate (CAH), Misaal where she focused on minority rights. She graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Kashmir in 2020. As an independent researcher, Adeela has presented papers on the working of preventive detention law and new domicile laws in Kashmir at the Association of Asian Studies (AAS) supported by the grant of Henry Luce Foundation. Adeela is interested in human rights, international law and international human rights institutions.
Adeela tweets @adeela_shah and can be reached at adeelafirdous@gmail.com