Mandeep Tiwana is a human rights lawyer by training, specialising in legislation relating to the core civil society freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly.
He is passionate about improving civil society’s participation in decision making, and has written extensively on the intersection between civil society, sustainable development and international affairs. Previously, Mandeep advised the International Committee of the Red Cross in New Delhi.
He has also worked with the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative where he helped develop human rights modules for Commonwealth Parliamentarians and co-authored a citizens’ handbook on human rights commissions in India.Presently Mandeep oversees CIVICUS’s work on defending civic freedoms and promoting democratic values while leading organisational engagement at the UN headquarters in New York.