Sultana Tafadar KC has spent over two decades delivering training, legal education and empowerment programmes to lawyers, NGOs, activists, educators, policymakers and young people across the UK and internationally. Her training draws on the same expertise she brings to the courtroom — counter-terrorism, human rights, international law, safeguarding — and is delivered to audiences ranging from law students to senior practitioners, from NGO field staff to corporate leaders, from school children to UN participants.

Counter-Terrorism & National Security Training

Sultana is one of the most sought-after trainers in counter-terrorism and national security law in the UK and internationally. She has delivered specialist training on terrorism legislation, national security frameworks and their intersection with human rights to lawyers, NGOs, academic institutions, policy audiences and the security services. Her training is delivered to both legal and non-legal audiences — translating one of the most technically complex and politically charged areas of law into accessible, actionable knowledge.

Human Rights & International Law Training

Sultana has delivered human rights and international law training across academic, professional and civil society settings. She has spoken at Cambridge Union, Cambridge Law Society, Oxford Law Society and Oxford Women in Business; delivered keynotes and training sessions for major law firms including Allen & Overy, Hogan Lovells, Clifford Chance, Farrer & Co and Fieldfisher; and participated in international forums including the Brazilian Congress, Adoption of International Day of the Girl Child (2025), and 5th International Women and Justice Summit in Istanbul, Turkey (2022). Her earlier training work included advocacy training programmes for Oxfam, Amnesty International and Women for Women International (2014), and specialist legal reports for immigration and SIAC cases on human rights situations in Afghanistan and other conflict-affected countries.

The Gender & Digital Harm Prevention Programme™

Created by Sultana — in conjunction with safeguarding education and digital and cyber specialists, the Gender & Digital Harm Prevention Programme™ is a structured safeguarding intervention for schools. It addresses three interconnected and escalating forms of harm through a nine-session structured curriculum:

• Misogyny & Digital Influence — how online content shapes attitudes, behaviour and relationships, and how students can recognise and respond to it confidently.

• Sextortion & Image Abuse — image-based risks including pressure, non-consensual sharing, sextortion and deepfakes; understanding consent and responding safely.

• Online Grooming & Exploitation — how trust is built and exploited across social media, gaming and messaging platforms; identifying manipulation early and taking confident action.

Each area is delivered across three sessions: understanding the harm, how it operates in practice, and response, disruption and protection. The programme draws directly on Sultana’s counter-terrorism and radicalisation expertise — recognising that online harm, like radicalisation, operates through influence, identity and digital ecosystems, and requires early structured intervention rather than reactive response.

Girls Human Rights Festival & Month

The annual Girls Human Rights Festival, hosted across multiple days each February as part of Girls Human Rights Month, is the centrepiece of Sultana’s public training and empowerment work. The 2026 festival was held at the Supreme Court, Hogan Lovells, Irwin Mitchell, Fieldfisher, the Centre of Effective Dispute Resolution, Clyde & Co and Parliament. Attended by thousands of girls over the past there years, the Festival has empowered a new generation of change makers with the tools of advocacy, leadership, litigation and diplomacy. The Festival is set to expand internationally in 2027.

GHR Academy

The Girls Human Rights Academy is the education and leadership arm of Girls Human Rights Hub, dedicated to equipping girls, young women, educators, and advocates with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to advance girls’ rights globally. Through training programmes, workshops, leadership development, legal education, strategic advocacy, and youth-led initiatives, the Academy empowers the next generation to become informed changemakers driving equality, justice, and systemic reform in their communities and beyond.

To discuss a training or capacity building partnership, contact Sultana.