Judith Sunderland, senior researcher with the Europe and Central Asia division, has worked primarily on counterterrorism measures in western Europe. She has conducted research and advocacy on counterterrorism issues in France, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom, as well as monitored developments at the EU level. Sunderland previously worked in Human Rights Watch's women's rights division, covering Latin America. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Sunderland worked as a UN human rights observer in the UN Mission in Guatemala, and as a journalist covering Central America. Sunderland is a graduate of Columbia University's School for International and Public Affairs and the University of Chicago. She speaks French, Spanish, and Italian.

Human Rights Watch Reports

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Leger Commission on the Reform of France's Criminal Procedure and Criminal Code (April 2009)

Preempting Justice: Counterterrorism Laws and Procedures in France (July 2008)

Hearts and Minds: Putting Human Rights at the Center of UK Counterterrorism Policy (June 2007)

In the Name of Prevention: Insufficient Safeguards in National Security Removals (June 6, 2007)

From the Household to the Factory: Sex Discrimination in the Guatemalan Labor Force (February 12, 2002)

Articles

"Going Too Far," International Herald Tribune, March 4, 2009

"Tortured Diplomacy," The Times, March 3, 2009

"42 days is still too long," The Guardian, June 10, 2008

"Nothing to Envy in Sarko's Tactics Against Terrorism," Financial Times, June 12, 2007

"France: More Safeguards Needed Against Return to Torture," Torture and Terrorism Newsletter, July 2007