{"id":33319,"date":"2022-09-02T19:48:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T19:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equalitynow.org\/staff-member\/hyshyama-hamin\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:41:20","slug":"hyshyama-hamin","status":"publish","type":"staff_member","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ru\/staff-member\/hyshyama-hamin\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyshyama Hamin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"staff-member-header-banner-block\">\n\t<div class=\"columns is-mobile is-multiline\">\n\t\t<div class=\"column is-7-tablet is-12-mobile is-6-desktop\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-title\">The Team<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title notranslate\" translate=\"no\">Hyshyama Hamin<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Director, Economic Justice and Family Law\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-regular fa-location-dot\"><\/i> <p>South Asia<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"member-socials\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container-overlay is-hidden-tablet\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-33-Hyshyama-Hamin-1024x1024.png.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-33-Hyshyama-Hamin-640x640.png\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-33-Hyshyama-Hamin-1024x1024.png\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-33-Hyshyama-Hamin.png\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"column is-5-tablet is-hidden-mobile is-6-desktop\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-33-Hyshyama-Hamin-1024x1024.png.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-33-Hyshyama-Hamin-640x640.png\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-33-Hyshyama-Hamin-1024x1024.png\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Staff-Photos-33-Hyshyama-Hamin.png\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"full-width-content-block\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"container\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n\n                    <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>As Associate Director, Economic Justice and Family Law, Hyshyama manages all aspects of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equalfamilylaws.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law (GCEFL)<\/a>, supporting the building of a broader coalition of engaged stakeholders comprised of UN agencies, international NGOs, regional bodies, and networks of local civil society groups and policymakers, especially in the target regions and countries to advocate for family law reform. The aim of the GCEFL is to make equality in family law, policy, and practice a global priority.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Born in Sri Lanka, Hyshyama grew up in Nepal and is now based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is a researcher and activist with over 15 years of experience working on women\u2019s rights, primarily in the Global South. With a passion for advocacy campaigns and movement-building focusing on family law reform, she previously led Musawah\u2018s global Campaign for Justice and international advocacy work.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, she co-authored a landmark study\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmdasrilanka.org\/unequal-citizens-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Unequal Citizens \u2013 Muslim women\u2019s struggle for equality and justice in Sri Lanka\u2019<\/a>\u00a0which led to the formation of an advocacy group called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmdasrilanka.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muslim Personal Law Reforms Action Group (MPLRAG<\/a>), at the forefront of pushing for reform of the discriminatory Muslim family law and Quazi court system in the country. As a Fulbright scholar and Si\u00e9 Fellow, she obtained her MA in International Human Rights at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Hyshyama is inspired by grassroots and local women\u2019s rights activists, who despite challenging socio-political contexts, continue to fight for systems change and push their communities and countries towards justice. One of her feminist icons Zainah Anwar said, \u201cIf there is no equality in the family, there can be no equality in society.\u201d It\u2019s a statement that drives her interest and passion for family law reform.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, punch-needle embroidery, and chasing after her two dachshunds.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Hyshyama speaks English, Sinhala, Nepali, and Hindi\/Urdu.<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"news-featuring-block\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"header-bar\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"columns\">\n                <div class=\"column\">\n                    <h2 data-aos=\"fade-right\">Explore Hyshyama Hamin&#8217;s work<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n        <div class=\"content-section\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"columns\">\n                    <div class=\"column is-12-desktop is-10-widescreen is-offset-1-widescreen\">\n\n                        <p>No news items featuring Hyshyama Hamin can be found<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":34605,"menu_order":0,"template":"","staff_region":[246],"staff_category":[271],"class_list":["post-33319","staff_member","type-staff_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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