Raissa Jajurie

Raissa Jajurie is a human rights lawyer, working to defend the rights of workers, women and Moro peoples in the Philippines. She was a consultant to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s negotiating panel as it engaged in peace talks with the Philippines government. She is a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission established in 2013 to draft the Basic Law for the Bangsamoro, the political entity to replace the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. Raissa Jajurie presented at the first Melbourne Forum in 2016.