Expertise in: Refugee Rights, Statelessness, and LGBTQ+ communities

Hafsar is the Co-Secretary General of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN). They are a human rights defender and Rohingya activist for gender equality, child marriage, LGBTQI, refugees, and statelessness, with more than a decade of experience working with refugee communities, INGOs, and NGOs. They are an advisory member of the Global Movement of Statelessness and served as an interim Advisory member of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Advisory Group. 

Their expertise includes understanding the ground realities of challenges faced by refugees, statelessness, and LGBTQ+ communities as someone with lived experience and a passionate advocate for the power shift, inclusion, and diversity within the systems.