Khatija Khader is an independent researcher based out of Kashmir and Hyderabad. She has been teaching in Kashmir since 2019 and has worked with organisations like the OHCHR (UN Geneva), The Arab League, Minority Rights Group International (MRG), Amnesty International USA, Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada, Law and Society Trust (LST) Colombo, and Social Scientist’s Association (SSA) Colombo.