2024 UNESCO Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination

Ashwini Kolar Prasannakumar

Ms. Ashwini K.P. is the 6th UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism. She has a vast academic/activist experience, her work spans across the intersections of race, gender, caste, and human rights advocacy in both Indian and global contexts. She has focused on social exclusion and descent-based discrimination in South Asia. She is a co-founder of a non-profit named Zariya. She is a visiting fellow at Stanford University.