Jayshree Satpute | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Advocate in Supreme Court and High Courts of India |
| Notable work | Founding of Nazdeek, a NGO for legal empowerment |
Recognized by The Guardian (UK) as one of the "World's Top 100 Inspiring Women,"[1] Jayshree Satpute is a human rights lawyer and co-founder of Nazdeek.[2] Satpute is a legal advocate in human rights pursuing cases in the Supreme Court and High Courts of India related to injustices to slum dwellers, refugees, women labourers, care of orphaned children, juveniles, Right to Information (RTI), and related issue areas.[3][4]
Satpute is one of the cofounders of Nazdeek ("to be close" in Urdu), an NGO which brings justice to marginalized communities across India, providing legal support and legal empowerment trainings to women working in the tea gardens of Assam and living in slums in Delhi. In 2015, Nazdeek was awarded the Namati Justice Prize for serving as, "a shining example of impact and sustainability."[5]
Satpute has coauthored many texts, including a book titled "Social and Economic Rights in Theory and Practice," Routledge Press UK 2014.[6] In this book, she discussed, in the national and international contexts, the law pertaining to refugees so that practitioners of law could take action to establish a framework to address humanitarian issues. She also authored “Clinical Legal Education: A Way Towards Upscaling Access to Justice in India” in Bar and Bench, co-authored "Right to Information Law," HRLN Publication, and co-edited the book "Refugee and Law 2nd Edition," HRLN 2011.[citation needed]
- ^ "Five Indians in list of top 100 women". NDTV. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "nazdeek.org". Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Clinical Legal Education: A Way towards Up-scaling Access to Justice in India". Journal of Bar & Bench. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Satpute 2009, p. iv.
- ^ "Namati Justice Prize". 25 September 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ Satpute & Tahir2011, p. review page.