Christopher Albin-Lackey, senior researcher in the Africa division, specializes in the Horn of Africa. As Nigeria researcher until 2008, he focused on local government corruption in the oil-producing Niger Delta; abuses connected to Nigeria's 2007 elections; and government discrimination against "non-indigene" populations across Nigeria. Albin-Lackey lived in Ethiopia and Madagascar as a Peace Corps volunteer before joining the organization. Albin-Lackey has a B.A. in Public Policy from Boston University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. He speaks French.

Human Rights Watch Reports

So Much to Fear: War Crimes and the Devastation of Somalia (December 8, 2008)

Ballots to Bullets: Organized Political Violence and Kenya's Crisis of Governance (March 16, 2008)

Criminal Politics: Violence, "Godfathers" and Corruption in Nigeria (October 11, 2007)

"Chop Fine": The Human Rights Impact of Local Government Corruption and Mismanagement in Rivers State, Nigeria (January 31, 2007)

They Do Not Own This Place: Government Discrimination Against "Non-Indigenes" in Nigeria (April 25, 2006)

Suppressing Dissent: Human Rights Abuses and Political Repression in Ethiopia's Oromia Region (May 10, 2005)

Targeting the Anuak: Human Rights Violations and Crimes Against Humanity in Ethiopia's Gambella Region (March 23, 2005)

Articles

"Nigeria and the G8 - Time for Action," Open Democracy, June 6, 2007

 "Nigerian Debacle a Threat to Continent," Business Day, May 15, 2007

 "Nigerian Nightmare," Prospect, May 2007