Akhila Kolisetty (@akhilak) 's Twitter Profile
Akhila Kolisetty

@akhilak

Writer, lawyer, policy advocate, mama. Working towards legal empowerment, environmental, and gender justice @GlobalNamati. All tweets are my personal views.

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calendar_today12-09-2008 20:06:46

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Margaret Satterthwaite (@srjudgeslawyers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#USA- Iโ€™m alarmed by the โ€œStop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Actโ€โ€”a bill that hands the Treasury Secretary the power to label NGOs as โ€œterrorist-supportingโ€. The bill passed the U.S. House in Nov, and is now before the Senate. The bill gives the

Grassroots Justice Network (@grassrootsjn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The US policy change and funding freeze are impacting many of us, but weโ€™re here to support each other. Weโ€™ve put together resources to help navigate this crisis & keep your efforts going. This is a time to come together in #solidarity. Share widely: ow.ly/mu3p50V14eu

Namati Kenya (@namatikenya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At Namati we aim to create an equal world where everyone is able to belong & thrive. Leading up to #IWD2025 we spotlight the #women trailblazers whose resilience, strength & brilliance continue to change their communities against the odds. #WhenWomenLead #InternationalWomensDay

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๐Ÿ”” Our Land & Environment Justice Newsletter is out! ๐Ÿ“š Learn more on our new publication, "#BraidedJustice," exploring how legal empowerment can reshape gender & power dynamics to tackle land, environmental & climate injustices ๐ŸŒ Register for upcoming webinar on land rights

๐Ÿ”” Our Land & Environment Justice Newsletter is out!

๐Ÿ“š Learn more on our new publication, "#BraidedJustice," exploring how legal empowerment can reshape gender & power dynamics to tackle land, environmental & climate injustices

๐ŸŒ Register for upcoming webinar on land rights
Grassroots Justice Network (@grassrootsjn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In Malawi, CHREAA & SALC are transforming how marginalized groupsโ€”like sex workers and street-connected kidsโ€”interact with power. Communities are now walking into police stations, asking questions, and sitting at decision-making tables. ๐ŸŽง Season finale of 'A

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๐ŸšจNew Launch: POWER UP Report๐Ÿšจ How does #legalempowerment build community power? ๐Ÿ’ช 12 years, 3 continents, 90+ voices, distilled into one report. Read and share with your peers: grassrootsjusticenetwork.org/resources/poweโ€ฆ #PowerOfLearning

๐ŸšจNew Launch:  POWER UP Report๐Ÿšจ
How does #legalempowerment build community power? ๐Ÿ’ช 
12 years, 3 continents, 90+ voices, distilled into one report. 
Read and share with your peers: grassrootsjusticenetwork.org/resources/poweโ€ฆ #PowerOfLearning
Margaret Satterthwaite (@srjudgeslawyers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Honored to be with this incredible group of global advocates for legal empowerment - the Grassroots Justice Network - in Warsaw to strategize the GJN Academy Namati Bernstein Institute

Honored to be with this incredible group of global advocates for legal empowerment - the Grassroots Justice Network - in Warsaw to strategize the GJN Academy <a href="/GlobalNamati/">Namati</a> <a href="/NYUBernstein/">Bernstein Institute</a>
Akhila Kolisetty (@akhilak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join @Namati and the Grassroots Justice Network at the #WorldJusticeForum2025 today. At 3pm, we have a session packed full of wisdom from legal empowerment advocates who'll share why legal empowerment is an important strategy for countering repression + deepening democracy. Warsaw Hall II.

Join @Namati and the <a href="/GrassrootsJN/">Grassroots Justice Network</a> at the #WorldJusticeForum2025 today. At 3pm, we have a session packed full of wisdom from legal empowerment advocates who'll share why legal empowerment is an important strategy for countering repression + deepening democracy. Warsaw Hall II.
Akhila Kolisetty (@akhilak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Kicking off the #worldjusticeforum with a great discussion about the importance of the voices of communities in shaping the Ibero-American convention on access to justice. Grassroots Justice Network

Kicking off the #worldjusticeforum with a great discussion about the importance of the voices of communities in shaping the Ibero-American convention on access to justice. <a href="/GrassrootsJN/">Grassroots Justice Network</a>
Lu Bercovich (@luberco) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Kicking of the World Justice Forum with progress towards an Ibero-American convention on access to justice, at a time of democratic setbacks, it is more important than ever to build consensus that put at the center people justice needs #legalempowerment #worldjusticeforum2025

Kicking of the World Justice Forum with progress towards an Ibero-American convention on access to justice, at a time of democratic setbacks, it is more important than ever to build consensus that put at the center people justice needs #legalempowerment #worldjusticeforum2025
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So inspiring to hear Maria Ressa speak. She urges us all "Choose courage over comfort, facts over fiction, and hope over fear." #WorldJusticeForum2025

So inspiring to hear Maria Ressa speak. She urges us all "Choose courage over comfort, facts over fiction, and hope over fear." #WorldJusticeForum2025
Akhila Kolisetty (@akhilak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We had an inspiring session full of practical examples of how legal empowerment efforts in Indonesia, the Philippines and Argentina are responding to repression and authoritarianism - and building a stronger culture of democracy.

We had an inspiring session full of practical examples of how legal empowerment efforts in Indonesia, the Philippines and Argentina are responding to repression and authoritarianism - and building a stronger culture of democracy.
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Grassroots mvmts are pushing back against attacks on gender equality that threaten hard-won gains in rights and justice. Join us for a powerful conversation on how legal empowerment, feminist organizing, & solidarity can defend womenโ€™s rights. ๐Ÿ”— tinyurl.com/5hftmvpz

Grassroots mvmts are pushing back against attacks on gender equality that threaten hard-won gains in rights and justice. Join us for a powerful conversation on how legal empowerment, feminist organizing, &amp; solidarity can defend womenโ€™s rights.
๐Ÿ”— tinyurl.com/5hftmvpz
FIDA Uganda (@fida_uganda) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿšจ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐†๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ž. Across Africa and Latin America, anti-gender movements are threatening hard-won rights and protections. Join us for a powerful dialogue

๐Ÿšจ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐†๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ž.

Across Africa and Latin America, anti-gender movements are threatening hard-won rights and protections. Join us for a powerful dialogue
EQUIS Justicia para las Mujeres (@equisjusticia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Frente al creciente autoritarismo, organizaciones, colectivas y grupos alrededor del mundo respondemos fortaleciendo el poder comunitario โœŠ๐Ÿพ รšnete a este diรกlogo y conoce casos y experiencias de Latinoamรฉrica y รfrica #XLasJusticiasDeTodxs ๐Ÿ’ฅโš–๏ธ ๐Ÿ”— Regรญstrate:

Frente al creciente autoritarismo, organizaciones, colectivas y grupos alrededor del mundo respondemos fortaleciendo el poder comunitario โœŠ๐Ÿพ รšnete a este diรกlogo y conoce casos y experiencias de Latinoamรฉrica y รfrica #XLasJusticiasDeTodxs ๐Ÿ’ฅโš–๏ธ

๐Ÿ”— Regรญstrate:
Akhila Kolisetty (@akhilak) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join Grassroots Justice Network for "Holding the Line: Grassroots Resistance to the Anti-Gender Movement" ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ July 29, 2025 โฐ 10 am CDMX | 11 am Bogotรก | 12 pm EST | 1 pm BAs | 5 pm WAT | 7 pm EAT ๐Ÿ“ Zoom (90 mins) English, Spanish, French & Arabic! Register now! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registโ€ฆ

Join <a href="/GrassrootsJN/">Grassroots Justice Network</a> for "Holding the Line: Grassroots Resistance to the Anti-Gender Movement" 

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ July 29, 2025 โฐ 10 am CDMX | 11 am Bogotรก | 12 pm EST | 1 pm BAs | 5 pm WAT | 7 pm EAT ๐Ÿ“ Zoom (90 mins)

English, Spanish, French &amp; Arabic!

Register now! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/registโ€ฆ