Allison Gill, advisor to the Europe and Central Asia division, has specialized expertise on the former Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine. Previously, she served as director of Human Rights Watch's offices in Moscow, Russia and Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Gill held positions at the program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University, the International Rescue Committee in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Project Harmony in Russia and Ukraine. Gill received a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law; an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a B.A. in Political Science from Swarthmore College. She speaks Russian.

Articles

"It's Time to Save Lives," International Herald Tribune, May 6, 2007

"Betraying Human Rights in Russia," Público, June 11, 2007

"The Pen Put to the Sword," Guardian Unlimited, March 7, 2007