Binota Dhamai
Binota Dhamai
Qualifications
Bachelor (Hons) and Masters in Philosophy (University of Dhaka), Master of Environmental Management and Development (The ANU)
Binota is an indigenous (Jumma - Tripura) community member from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. Before joining RegNet, he worked in the field of human rights and indigenous peoples’ rights national, Asia regional and international organizations. He led the project on the promotion of core international human rights treaties, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and the applications of the UN Special Procedures, Treaty Monitoring Bodies and the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council. He is passionate about indigenous people’s issue, advocate and follower of issues that deal with the development of indigenous peoples’ empowerment.
His thesis will examine the impact of the Universal Periodic Review of the Human Rights Council, and how, if it has, contributed to promoting, protecting and respecting human rights of indigenous peoples. It will also identify opportunities and barriers of advancing indigenous peoples’ human rights.
Research Interest:
Human rights, indigenous peoples, social justice, and the rule of law
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Supervisor:
Binota Dhamai, Chair of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
We are delighted to announce that RegNet PhD scholar, Binota Moy Dhamai has been elected as Chair of the United
Right to self-determination and land rights must be central in struggle for a Just Recovery
RegNet’s PhD scholar Binota Moy Dhamai and ESCR-Net’s Joie Chowdhury’s opinion piece in
PhD Scholar Binota Dhamai appointed member of the UN’s Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
We are delighted to announce that RegNet’s PhD scholar Binota Dhamai, has been appointed member of the Expert Mechanism
