Eric Guttschuss is the Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch. His work has focused on inter-communal violence in central Nigeria, extrajudicial killings by government security forces, the human rights impact of government corruption, and violence by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Guttschuss worked in Conakry, Guinea, where he helped set up a prisoner advocacy project in Guinea's largest prison. He has also previously worked in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Rwanda. Guttschuss holds a law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).