Jennifer Robinson
Jennifer Robinson is one of the most esteemed and highly regarded human rights lawyers globally, renowned for her groundbreaking work in high-profile cases.
BottomJennifer Robinson is one of the most esteemed and highly regarded human rights lawyers globally, renowned for her groundbreaking work in high-profile cases.
BottomShe is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers in London and has acted in key human rights and media freedom cases in domestic and international courts. Jen is best known for her work defending Julian Assange and securing his release home to Australia; successfully defending Amber Heard; and for taking climate change to the world’s highest court. Jen sits on the boards of the Grata Fund, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at Oxford University. In 2022, she co-authored How Many More Women? Exposing how the law silences women, published by Allen & Unwin. An updated, uncensored version was published in 2024.
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