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Dr Anaya Acharya

Country Witness Expert on India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan.

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Expert at the international agency The Human Rights:
We provide expert witness reports for asylum cases worldwide, covering human rights violations, political persecution, and systemic oppression. Our reports are trusted by lawyers, courts, and immigration authorities in the UK, USA, Canada, and the EU.

Winner of the Expert Witness Awards in the category of Best Immigration, Asylum & Refugee Expert Witness 2024

Name
Dr Anaya Acharya
Occupation
Country Witness Expert on South Asia
Human Rights Researcher and Legal Analyst
Specialist on Caste-Based Discrimination, Religious Persecution, and Gender-Based Violence
Consultant on Minority Rights and Political Oppression
Expertise

I provide expert analysis on all five Refugee Convention grounds: political opinion, religion, ethnicity, membership of a particular social group (including LGBT and gender-based cases), and nationality with focus on the following countries:

India:
 Political suppression of activists, human rights defenders, and opposition members. Religious persecution against Muslims, Christians, and Dalits. Severe caste-based discrimination against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Gender-based violence, including honour killings and domestic abuse. Social exclusion and discrimination against LGBT individuals.

Nepal:
 Persistent caste-based discrimination, targeting of Dalits and Madhesi communities. Suppression of political dissenters and civil rights activists. Religious discrimination against converts and non-Hindus. High rates of gender-based violence and limited protection for LGBT individuals. Issues of statelessness among cross-border populations.

Sri Lanka:
 Ethnically and politically motivated persecution of Tamils, human rights activists, and journalists. Religious discrimination against Muslims and Christians. Continued marginalisation of Tamil-speaking minorities. Gender-based violence in post-conflict areas and stigma against LGBT persons.

Bhutan:
 Discrimination against ethnic Nepalis (Lhotshampas) and restrictions on religious and political freedoms. Harassment of Christians and independent religious groups. Gender-based discrimination and social stigma toward LGBT individuals. Nationality and documentation issues affecting displaced populations.

Experience
  • Preparation of expert witness reports for asylum and human rights cases in the United Kingdom and the United States
     
  • Testimony and expert statements in asylum and deportation hearings
     
  • Regional research on caste-based discrimination, religious intolerance, and gender-based violence in South Asia
     
  • Expert member of The Human Rights, an international agency providing expert reports for asylum cases worldwide

► Full professional experience is available in the CV. Please email us to receive the detailed expert CV.

Publications

Available upon request and detailed in the expert CV.

Languages
English (Fluent)
Hindi (Fluent)
Nepali (Professional reading)
Tamil (Basic understanding)
Religious groups expertise
All religious groups
Fees
[Private to EIN members]
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