Akila Radhakrishnan

Akila Radhakrishnan is an international human rights lawyer and a globally recognized expert in justice and accountability, sexual and gender-based violence, gender equality, and reproductive rights. She is the strategic legal advisor for gender justice for the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project, and before that served as the president and legal director of the Global Justice Center. 

Radhakrishnan has led ground-breaking legal work on gender and international law, including abortion access in conflict situations; the role gender plays in genocide and crimes against humanity; and ensuring accountability for reproductive violence. A prominent voice on gender issues globally, her expertise sought by policymakers, academics, media and grassroots actors around the world. She has briefed the United Nations Security Council, presented at the International Criminal Court, and regularly advises governments and multilateral institutions on issues of gender equality and human rights. Her expert analysis can also be seen across popular media, including in The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, CNN and The Nation. Radhakrishnan has received many awards and honors, including the Women’s Media Center’s Progressive Women’s Voices IMPACT Award and the Her Hero award from the New York City Bar Association She was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy by APolitical.