Hyshyama Hamin

Campaign Manager - Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law

Equality Now

Hyshyama is the Campaign Manager of the Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law. She has over 15 years of experience working on women’s rights, primarily in the Global South, with expertise in advocacy campaigns and movement-building on family law reform. Hyshyama is also an activist in her home country Sri Lanka where she co-founded MPLRAG, an advocacy group at the forefront of pushing for reform of the Muslim family law and family court system. As a Fulbright scholar and Sié Fellow, she obtained her MA in International Human Rights at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
10:30 am EEST	12:00 pm EEST	Family Law: A Crucial Feminist Issue for Achieving Gender Equality Concurrent Room MH 2-1	Women and girls globally are affected by discriminatory family laws and practices, which consequently increases their being at risk of violence and harmful traditional Read More Women and girls globally are affected by discriminatory family laws and practices, which consequently increases their being at risk of violence and harmful traditional practices, and limits their right to education, employment and full participation in society. At this session, a panel of leaders from the Global South will explore the intersections between family law and other crucial feminist and human rights issues of our time. Using the ‘Anger, Hope, Action’ conversational tool, they will share strategies of national, regional and global campaigns and discuss the role of feminist movements in compelling States to amend discriminatory family laws whether civil, religious, or customary. Session format: Thought leadership Organized by The Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law – A coalition of Equality Now, Act Church of Sweden (Act CoS), FEMNET (representing the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights Network), Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights (CLADEM), Musawah, Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV), Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) and UN Women. Read Less Speakers Noorjehan Safia Niaz Co-Founder of Indian Muslim Women’s Movement (BMMA) Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), Indian Muslim Women’s Movement Hyshyama Hamin Campaign Manager - Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law Equality Now Bassem Maher Peacebuilding and Development Consultant_x000D_ _x000D_ Act Church of Sweden (Act CoS) Dea Basori Feminist Writer, Women's Rights Activist, Dentist, Content Creator Indonesia Feminis and The PowerBuff Girls