Samer Muscati is the emergencies researcher in the women's rights division at Human Rights Watch. A lawyer, documentary photographer, and former journalist, Samer has worked in Rwanda, Iraq, and East Timor. He specializes in the fields of human rights and development in post-conflict countries. Previously, as a researcher for the Middle East and North Africa division, Muscati monitored, investigated, and documented human rights developments in the region with a specific focus on Iraq and the United Arab Emirates.
Before joining Human Rights Watch in 2009, he worked in Baghdad as an adviser supporting the Iraqi government.  Muscati also photographed and edited testimonials from survivors of sexual violence for a book commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide.  Muscati received a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from Carleton University, a law degree from the University of Toronto, and a degree in international human rights law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.