Lotte Leicht, the European Union advocacy director and director of Human Rights Watch's Brussels Office since 1994, has specialized expertise in European advocacy. Leicht, a lawyer by training who specialized in international human rights and humanitarian law, frequently testifies before international intergovernmental organizations, has conducted human rights and humanitarian law investigations in various conflict zones and written extensively on human rights issues for major publications. She is the co-editor of Monitoring Human Rights in Europe: Comparing International Standards and Mechanisms. Before joining HRW, Leicht was program director of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights in Vienna and a staff member at the Danish Center for Human Rights. A law graduate from Copenhagen University, Leicht speaks English, Swedish, French, German, and Danish.

Articles

"EU should not tolerate Ethiopia's repression," European Voice, February 19, 2009
"Schluss mit der Sonderrolle," Financial Times Deutschland, February 10, 2009
"Fruchtlose Diplomatie," Financial Times Deutschland, April 25, 2008
"Sanctions on Sudan now," New Statesman, April 2, 2008
"Slovenija in azil za Ujgure, izpuščene iz Guantanama," Delo, February 29, 2008
"A União Europeia tem de dar voz às vítimas do Darfur", Publico, September 22, 2007
"Olympiade - Kina Har Stadig Lig i Lasten," Politiken, June 11, 2007
"Moratinos y Asia Central," El Mundo, May 4, 2007
"Guantanamo: Gebt ihnen Asyl!" Die Zeit, April 26, 2007
"Tribune: Wann zeigt die EU gegenüber Usbekistan endlich Härte?" Die Zeit, September 1, 2005
"Sudan: Befehle aus Khartum," Die Zeit, March 16, 2005
"Afrika: Sie kommen und töten gemeinsam," Die Zeit, May 6, 2004
"Bush zerstört Amerikas Werte," Die Zeit, April 1, 2004
"Den Krieg zivilisieren," Die Zeit, March 14, 2003