Herina belongs to the Rongmei Naga indigenous community in Manipur. She currently works in the Research and Documentation Unit of the Indigenous Women and Children Foundation (IWCF) as a Research Associate. Her main responsibilities include research and documentation, compiling case studies, and collecting data on human rights violations specific to the issues of human trafficking and violence against Indigenous women and girls. She is currently involved in a lobby and campaign against human trafficking in the Tamenglong district where they have initiated a rehabilitation program for the victims who are mostly children and young girls from the indigenous communities. She provides support to IWCF’s capacity building by participating in community training on human rights among indigenous communities and students. Herina is also actively engaged in the community mobilization against the construction of Tipaimuk dam in Manipur and research on its social impact. She hopes that the DTP will give her deeper understanding of international human rights instruments, its mechanisms and processes and how to relate them to local advocacy work in addressing the issues of indigenous peoples at a local and national level.
