Parosha Chandran

Early life and education Chandran was born in Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire. Both her parents were doctors, and later Mayor and Mayoress of the Borough of Gedling.

Chandran completed her L.L.B.(Honours) at the University of London and a teacher-training course in Human Rights from the International Centre for the Teaching of Human Rights in Universities, Strasbourg. and related representation in the UK. and for the criminalization of slavery in 2018 while serving as part of a delegation from the UK Modern Slavery Project to Uganda to support the drafting of anti-slavery, anti-trafficking, and anti-commercial sexual exploitation legislation. In 2017, she provided commentary on law enforcement responses to modern slavery, and what the general public can do to help. In 2014, she discussed the Modern Slavery Act 2015 while it was being developed.

In 2018, she was a speaker at The Second International Maritime Human Rights Conference on the topic of 'Proofing your supply chain against modern slavery.'

Publications

Honours and awards 2008, Law Society of England and Wales Barrister of the Year 2009, Society of Asian Lawyers' Pro Bono/Human Rights Lawyer of the Year Award 2009, The Times Law Panel (100 most influential lawyers in the UK)

Professional memberships Member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Pro Bono Lawyers Panel (2003-) Member of Lincoln's Inn Euro Committee (2005-) Co-founder of the Trafficking Law and Policy Forum (2007-) Member of The Times Law Panel (2009-) Member, Presidential Task Force on Human Trafficking, International Bar Association (2015)

Personal life Chandran lives in Fulham, London and has one son.