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Sr. Jessy Kurian

Area of Expertise: Law

Bio: Sr. Jessy Kurian is a leading human rights activist whose mission is to provide legal assistance to marginalized women in India. Kurian was the first Catholic nun in India to hold a quasi-judiciary post. A member of the St. Anne’s Providence of Secunderabad, she was a member of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions and is the first member of her congregation to study law. The educator-turned-lawyer is now based in New Delhi and practices in the Supreme Court of India. She shared with Global Sisters Report what prompted her to take up law and work for the poor.

Sr. Jessi Kurian (Photo Credits: Google)

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Resource: https://www.globalsistersreport.org/blog/q/q-sr-jessy-kurian-22731