Human Rights & International Law

Overview

Sultana advises and represents diverse clientele, including individuals, non-governmental organisations, and State Parties, representing them before regional and UN human rights mechanisms. Her practice encompasses international human rights, international criminal law, and humanitarian law issues. In addition to litigation, she engages in a wide array of advisory, consultancy, and capacity-building activities in these critical areas.

Appointments

  • Founder, Girls Human Rights Hub – non-profit empowering girls to use advocacy, leadership & litigation to advance gender equality & eradicate gender-based violence.

  • Chair, Taskforce on Religion & Belief, Bar Standards Board - Advising BSB on the development of strategy, policy and activity to how to advance equality of opportunity, diversity, and inclusivity at the Bar with regards to religion & belief. (April 2021- Present)

  • JUSTICE, Council Member - Contributing to the work of law reform and human rights charity, working to reform the UK justice system. (Jan 2023 – Present)

  • Advisory Board, Influencing Corridors of Power (ICOP), School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London - Promoting university-based research in Westminster. Advising on enquiries and new, proposed legislation. (Feb 2022 - Present)

  • Legal Advisory Panel, The People’s Review of Prevent - Alternative review platform giving a voice to those impacted by the Prevent duty, Countering Violent Extremism programme in the UK. (Aug 2021-Present)

  • Special Advisor on Human Rights, Oxford Initiative for Global Ethics & Human Rights - Advising on projects in relation international human rights issues. (July 2020 – Present)

  • Head of Strategic Litigation, Muslim Lawyers Action Group (MLAG) - Overseeing strategic litigation cases; advising on legal developments (April 2020 – 2022).

  • Member of Legal Expert Advisory Panel (LEAP), Fair Trial International - Advise on fair trial safeguards, pre-trial detention, appeals processes. Annual conferences: Netherlands (Feb 2015), Greece (Mar 2017), Bulgaria (Feb 2018), Online (2021). (Oct 2014 – Present)

  • Roster for Criminal Justice Sector Experts dealing with Counter-Terrorism, Organisation for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) – Roster of experts to assist with responses to terrorism consistent with human rights standards. (2015-Present)

  • Member of Detention Experience, Advocat Sans Frontieres (ASF)- Specialist network of lawyers providing legal responses to arbitrary detentions in Uganda. (Dec 2020 -Present)

  • Joint Director of Counsel for Leadership (CfL) - Bespoke leadership training programmes delivered to participants from the UN, Home Office, British Medical Association (2013).

  • Previously worked at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International in the Africa Program; the Middle East Program; and the International Justice Project of the International Law Program.