Natasha Latiff completed her Bachelor of Law (LL.B) from the University of Warwick Law School, and Master of Law (LL.M) as SOAS, University of London (2013). Her specializations are in International Criminal Law, Gender, Human Rights and Islamic Law and Women's Rights in International Law.

Background

Natasha first travelled to Afghanistan in 2005 at the age of 17 years where she sponsored a child for 5 years. She spent many summers with children in Kabul learning English/Dari and story-telling through art. She is a Member and Fund-raiser of the Zabuli Girls School in Deh Sabz, a project of CNN Hero nominee Razia Jan.

Strategic Human Rights Advocacy

Currently, Natasha works remotely as a Technical and Legal Advisor in Afghanistan, her new home-base. Through her initiative, Femin Ijtihad "strategic advocacy for human rights", she has surveyed over 350 book chapters and articles and 50 south-asian court judgments on women's rights in the family and criminal process. Her work involves strategizing legal arguments in Islamic law and international standards for advocacy.

She has introduced this body of work into conversation models on how to enroll the community in exploring gendered perspectives of law and procedure. As a legal strategist, she conducts training on strategic litigation on mahr, zina, rape, talaq, khul, separation due to harm, maintenance and child custody et al.

Inspiration

Innovation of legal models to argue women’s rights cases using Shariah law and international human rights jurisprudence.

Contact for gender/law consultancy and pro bono advice