People

Amaidhi Devaraj completed her BA.LLB at University law College and Diploma in Human Rights at National Law School. She has over 18 years of experience in various disciplines from theatre, law, counselling, activism etc all directed towards social change. She has participated in a number of international conferences with topics ranging from international peace and cooperation, child rights, health and nutrition, women’s rights, gender empowerment in various countries such as the UK, USA, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Serbia, Morocco, Turkey.

She has worked in national and international organisations in the field of education, lifeskills, mentoring, health and hygiene, and public health playing roles of Manager, HR, Operation Head and Director.

She has joined CCL as the Project Director, Enabling Justice to Children in the Juvenile Justice System. She will be working with a team of lawyers and social workers to ensure children at the Observation Home have access to psycho-socio-legal services and providing necessary skill and capacity building training for all the stakeholders who work with children in conflict with law.

Amaidhi has always been passionate about social change, and she actively seeks out opportunities in both her personal and professional life to contribute towards the holistic development of society.

Publications

Akanksha Natesan, Amaidhi Devaraj, Riddhi Dsouza, Vani Sharma, ‘”Not This Week, Maybe Next”: Understanding the Working of Legal Services Provided to Children in Conflict with the Law’ in Asha Bajpai, David W. Tushaus and Mandava Rama Krishna Prasad (eds), Human Rights and Legal Services for Children and Youth: Global Perspectives (Springer 2023), pp. 41-64.