Alghiffari Aqsa, S.H.

Alghiffari is a former Director of Jakarta Legal Aid (LBH Jakarta) and has handled numerous private, criminal, and administrative legal cases.

He was a fellow at the Global Network for Public Interest Law (PILNet) in New York. In 2016, he was appointed as an Overseas Counsel by the Victorian Bar Association after completing a Readers Course in Victoria, Australia. That same year, he was also a fellow at the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Australia.

During his tenure at LBH Jakarta, he managed the Southeast Asian Public Interest Lawyers (SEAPIL) – a network of lawyers with over 80 members across Southeast Asia – and became a board member of the Southeast Asian Legal Aid Network (SEALAW).

In Indonesia, his work has been recognized by the largest legal media platform, Hukumonline, which listed him as a ‘Seleb Jurist’ alongside other prominent Indonesian legal figures. His work has also been covered by international and national media.

He received his Sarjana Hukum (S.H.) degree from Fakultas Hukum Universitas Indonesia and participated in a fellowship program at Columbia Law School.