Aaliyah Patel

Aaliyah Patel is a human rights fellow at Rights & Security International and a graduate of history of art from Goldsmiths, University of London; she also holds a master’s degree in human rights from UCL, where she co-authored a research paper on national security.

A firm believer in the role of culture in spearheading grassroots change, Aaliyah has worked with global brands and organisations such as Debate Mate, gal-dem, BADU, Nike, MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development) and CAGE on journalism, mentoring and advocacy-related projects to combat human rights abuse.