Vera Institute of Justice

Juhu Thukral is a leading advocate on the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQ people in the areas of sexual health and rights, gender-based violence, economic opportunity, and criminal justice. She is the director of law and advocacy at The Opportunity Agenda, where she is on the senior management team and leads strategic communications and policy initiatives on economic, immigrant, and gender and sexuality concerns. Prior to this, Juhu was the founder and director of the Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center in New York City, where she continues to act as a senior advisor. She is also a founding steering committee member of the New York Anti-Trafficking Network.