Ali Dayan Hasan, Human Rights Watch's South Asia researcher since 2003, has specialized expertise in Pakistan. Hasan is responsible for researching, authenticating and writing reports, briefing papers and news releases produced by Human Rights Watch on Pakistan. He advocates South Asian human rights concerns globally with regional bodies, national governments, international financial institutions and is a regular contributor on Pakistan in the international media. In addition to appearing frequently as a commentator on television, his opinion pieces have appeared in major international media. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Hasan was a senior editor at Pakistan's premier independent, political news monthly magazine, Herald. He has a B.A. from the London School of Economics and a master's degree from St. Antony's College, Oxford. Hasan speaks Urdu.

Human Rights Watch Reports

"With Friends Like These...": Human Rights Violations in Azad Kashmir (September 21, 2006)

Breach of Faith: Persecution of the Ahmadiyya Community in Bangladesh (June 16, 2005)

Soiled Hands: The Pakistan Army's Repression of the Punjab Farmers' Movement (July 21, 2004)

Articles

"Pakistan's General Problem," Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2007

"Pakistan's Musharraf is Playing with Fire," The Globe and Mail, March 14, 2006

"Pakistan: US Human Rights Record," Dawn, March 2, 2006