Homelessness, human rights and discrimination law
Farzana Choudhury (Disability Law Supervising Solicitor, Canberra Community Law and Churchill Fellow)
Homelessness Week aims to raise awareness about the impact of Homelessness in Australia. As part of Homelessness Week 2023, join Farzana Choudhury (Churchill Fellow and Disability Law Supervising Solicitor with Canberra Community Law) for a discussion on homelessness, and the role that human rights law can play to support people experiencing homelessness and poverty.
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Farzana Choudhury (Disability Law Supervising Solicitor, Canberra Community Law and Churchill Fellow)
Farzana is a community lawyer and human rights advocate, specialising in poverty, homelessness and disability rights. In 2022, Farzana completed a Churchill Fellowship, investigating overseas homelessness and poverty discrimination law frameworks. She was previously the Program Manager and Senior Solicitor with Canberra Community Law’s Street Law program, where she assisted people facing homelessness in civil and minor criminal matters. Prior to joining the community legal sector, Farzana was an in-house lawyer with the Australian Government. Farzana is President of the ACT Law Society, Disability Law Supervising Solicitor with Canberra Community Law, and a member of the Society’s Access to Justice and Inclusion Committee.
