Akila Radhakrishnan (born December 15, 1982) is a human rights

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and the President of the Global Justice Center (GJC). Prior to her work with the Global Justice Center, Radhakrishnan worked at the

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, as well as with DPK Consulting and Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP.

Education

Radhakrishnan received her B.A. in Art History and Political Science from the

University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...

and her J.D. from

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with a focus in

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Publications

* "Beyond the Coup in Myanmar: A Crisis Born from Impunity" * "Abortion is a human right. A pandemic doesn't change that" * "Trump’s Chilling Blow to the ICC" * "Beyond Killing: The Critical Role of Gender in the Recognition, Prevention and Punishment of Genocide" * "Foreign Policy, Akin-Style: How the U.S. Denies Abortions to Women Raped in War" * "Burma's Hollow Reforms" * "Not Only Voiceless, But Choice-less: The Impregnated Victims of Boko Haram" * "The Cruelest Weapon" * "With Trump Presidency, A Coming Collision With Global Standards on Torture, Abortion Rights" * "How Obama Failed Women Raped in War" * "Trump's Action on Reproductive Rights Abroad" * "Why is the US Waging War on Women Raped in War" * "Israel's invasion of Gaza in International Law" * "Protecting Safe Abortion in Humanitarian Settings: Overcoming Legal and Policy Barriers" * "If These Walls Could Talk, They Would Be Censored: U.S. Restrictions on Pro-Choice Speech"

References

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