Adv. Susan Ann Samuel is a PhD Student with the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, focusing on Human Rights, Climate Politics and Sustainable development.

She is an Indian lawyer with experiences of litigation, policy research, legal analysis and court work. She has previously worked in the District/Sessions Court, Thiruvananthapuram for nearly a year before travelling to the UK to do LLM in International Law with University of Edinburgh (2020-2021). Further, she worked as a legal intern with OHCHR (Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights) in Cambodia, and UNOV/UNODC (United Nations Office in Vienna – UN Office on Drugs and Crimes) in Vienna. Her debut book – UNSEEN YET SEEN was published in May 2018.

Susan actively pursues academic and field expertise in human rights advocacy with a focus on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Climate Politics and Sustainable Development with local, national and international organisations, as well as the third sector – with skills in policy research, legal analysis and project management.