Laetitia Bader
Laetitia Bader is the Horn of Africa director at Human Rights Watch. She has investigated conflict related abuses, including abuses against children and internally displaced persons in Somalia, and focused on issues of political repression, including mistreatment of political detainees. Before joining Human Rights Watch she worked on the rights of human rights defenders in the East and Horn of Africa region and worked at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Uganda. She holds a master’s in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and Sciences-Po in Paris, specializing in human rights, and holds a bachelor’s in history from University College London (UCL). She is bilingual in French and English, and speaks Italian and Spanish.
Articles Authored
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March 18, 2014
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March 13, 2014
Dispatches: Somalia - Firing squad on the football field
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February 20, 2014
A First Step Toward Ending Somalia’s Rape Epidemic
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November 19, 2013
Dispatches: Deported to Danger in Somalia
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May 1, 2013
Will London Respond to Somalia's Needs?
Reports Authored
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“The Massalit Will Not Come Home”
Ethnic Cleansing and Crimes Against Humanity in El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan
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Ethiopia: Military Executes Dozens in Amhara Region
UN Inquiry Urgently Needed; End Impunity for Abusive Commanders
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Sudan: Explosive Weapons Harming Civilians
Limited Access to Water, Electricity, Medical Care Fuels Humanitarian Crisis
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“They Are Making Us into Slaves, Not Educating Us”
How Indefinite Conscription Restricts Young People’s Rights, Access to Education in Eritrea
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“It’s Like We’re Always in a Prison”
Abuses Against Boys Accused of National Security Offenses in Somalia
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