Jennifer robinson biography

Australian human rights lawyer and barrister

Jennifer Robinson (born 1981) is an Australian human rights lawyer and barrister with Doughty Street Chambers in London.

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Robinson is best known for her role as a long-standing member of the legal team defending Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. She is also known for representing Amber Heard during the defamation proceedings brought by Heard's ex-husband Johnny Depp against The Sun Newspaper in the UK. She has also provided legal assistance to activists from West Papua.^[2]

Education

Robinson grew up in Berry, New South Wales, and attended Bomaderry High School.

She then attended the Australian National University, where she graduated with a double degree in Law and Asian Studies, specialising in international law, Indonesia and South East Asia. She was awarded the University Medal in Law and was a Distinguished Scholar in Asian Studies.^[3]

She was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of jennifer robinson biography4 RAME