Maria Khwaja
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Countries of Expertise
Pakistan | United Kingdom | United States of America
Specialties
- Caste Discrimination/Persecution
- Child Protection/Child Abuse
- Child Soldiers
- Citizenship/Statelessness/Nationality
- Climate-Related Issues
- Disability
- Ethnic Discrimination/Persecution
- Forced Marriage
- Gang-Related Violence/Non-State Actors
- Gender-Based Violence (GBV)/Domestic Violence/Family Violence
- Government/State Actor Persecution
- LGBTQ
- Likelihood Of Destitution/Homelessness
- Political Persecution
- Religious Discrimination/Persecution
- Risk Of Retaliation
- Safe Internal Relocation
- Trafficking
- Tribal Discrimination/Persecution
About Maria Khwaja
Dr. Maria Khwaja’s work spans many years conducting research in urban Pakistan and the UK Pakistani diaspora. She researches everyday bordering practices, police and state violence, migration and displacement, and gender-based violence. Her ethnographic expertise spans Pakistan and the UK Pakistani diaspora. Dr. Khwaja has testified extensively on behalf of claimants seeking asylum in the UK and US, and has produced numerous country of origin expert reports.
