Muluka-Anne is an internationally respected human rights lawyer whose work has brought meaningful change for those most at risk of discrimination and violence.
In 2021, she was appointed the United Nations Independent Expert on rights for people with the genetic condition albinism. Since then, she’s been on fact-finding missions across Africa, Latin America and the Pacific, and has produced influential reports for the UN’s Human Rights Council and General Assembly.
She’s had a particular focus on addressing harmful practices linked to witchcraft accusations and ritual attacks, which disproportionately affect people with albinism.
Muluka-Anne championed the implementation of UN Resolution 47/8, ensuring these abuses are recognised as serious human rights violations, requiring urgent global action.
Here at University of Staffordshire, she is also a Visiting Fellow and has helped to strengthen our international research profile. Working closely with other academics, including Dr Samantha Spence, she has contributed to advances in the understanding of superstition-related violence and human rights protection.
Across nearly two decades, she’s shown an unwavering commitment to justice, dignity and equality. Muluka-Anne, who is originally from Zambia, has made an indelible impact through legal advocacy, strategic litigation and international policy development.
Her career has included holding senior leadership positions with Amnesty International, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. She’s also worked to strengthen media freedom, accountability and access to justice.
This award recognises Muluka-Anne’s exceptional contribution to international human rights law and global leadership in advancing the rights of people with albinism.