Ben Ward, associate director of Human Rights Watch's Europe and Central Asia division, supervises research on the Balkans and Western Europe. Before becoming associate director, Ward researched Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo for the division. He has written extensively on Kosovo and the use of diplomatic assurances against torture. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Ward worked for the United Nations in Somalia and New York, and in Bosnia for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He was admitted to practice as a barrister in England & Wales in 2003, and holds a Bachelor's in government from the London School of Economics and an Master's in international affairs from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. 

Human Rights Watch Reports

Last Seen: Continued Disappearances in Chechnya (April 15, 2002)

Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo (October 26, 2001)

Articles

"The insidious attack on the Human Rights Act," The Independent, February 9, 2009

 "Winning Hearts and Minds Requires a New Approach to Terrorism," New Statesman, June 21, 2007

"Banning CIA Flights Won't End European Complicity in Torture," European Voice, January 18, 2007

 "Britain's Core Values Face Ultimate Trial," The Observer, October 3, 2004