Rajeev Dhavan (born 4 August 1946)[1] is an Indian Senior Advocate, a human rights activist, and a Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists.
[2] He is the author or co-author of numerous books on legal and human rights topics, and is a regular columnist in the leading newspapers in India.
[2] In March 2003, Dhavan was a signatory to a statement that condemned the American-led invasion of Iraq and called it "unprovoked, unjustified and violative of international law and the United Nations Charter".
[6] Dhavan has represented the Babri Masjid Action Committee before the Allahabad High Court over the title to the land on which the mosque stood before being destroyed by a mob in 1992.
[5] When the Allahabad High Court ruled that the site should be divided between Hindus and Muslims, Dhavan said, "This is Panchayati justice which takes away the legal rights of Muslims and converts the moral sentimental entitlements of Hindus into legal rights".