Purna Sen

Purna Sen is Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Affairs, at the London School of Economics, Chair of the board of the Kaleidoscope Trust, and an Advisor to Justice for Gay Africans. She has served as Head of Human Rights for the Commonwealth Secretariat and as Director for the Asia-Pacific Programme at Amnesty International.

A plea to the new High Commissioner for Human Rights: defend women's rights

The new High Commissioner has the opportunity to grasp the torch lit by his predecessors and fully embrace and defend an uncompromising stance for women’s equality - and his legacy will be judged on his commitment to doing so. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on the New High Commissio

By Purna Sen

/ 14 Jul 2014

Commonwealth Charter is a fig leaf that will change little for LGBT people

Despite the impression left by some of the UK media, the Queen has not signed a charter ensuring gay rights across the Commonwealth.

By Purna Sen

/ 27 Mar 2013