Leslé Jansen

South African indigenous lawyer – Resource Africa

Leslé Jansen is a South African indigenous lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in the areas of environmental and social justice, with special focus on traditional knowledge, local communities and resource rights. Prior to joining Resource Africa, she was part of the management team of Natural Justice where she worked for nine years supporting local communities’ resource and related rights across southern Africa. Ms Jansen holds a Master’s degree in Indigenous Peoples in International Law from the University of Arizona (USA) and a Master’s degree in the Rule of Law for Development from Loyola University (Chicago), completed in Rome, Italy. She is an indigenous expert member to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ special mechanism – the Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa.