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ABOUT US

Human Rights Watch is a leading international organisation dedicated to defending and promoting human rights around the world. Human Rights Watch researchers work to uncover human rights violations by investigating sites of abuse and speaking first-hand with witnesses and authorities. By exposing these abuses and shining a spotlight where they occur, Human Rights Watch's work gives a voice to victims, generates intense international pressure on governments for action and raises the cost to perpetrators of committing abuses. Human Rights Watch pursues perpetrators of abuses until they are brought to justice.

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MEET THE LONDON TEAM

UK Advocacy and Media 
The UK advocacy and communications team are responsible for conducting targeted advocacy towards the UK government and parliamentarians. They are also in charge of the organisation’s outreach to the UK media. If you are a member of the press with a media query, please contact HRW Press at hrwpress@hrw.org.

Yasmine Ahmed, UK Director
Anthony Gale, Senior Media Officer

Development & Outreach
The Development & Outreach team is the key contact for the London Committee. The team is responsible for organising fundraising and outreach events. They are the focal point for liaising with supporters, the London Committee and the Board of Directors.

James Bowers, UK Director
Jessica Jones, UK Senior Manager
Tamanna Abdi, UK Coordinator

Staff members based in London

Elaine Pearson, Asia Director
Sam Dubberley, Managing Director, Technology, Rights and Investigations
Benjamin Ward, Deputy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division
Bryony Lau, Deputy Director, Asia Division
Meenakshi Ganguly, Deputy Director, Asia Division
Clive Baldwin, Senior Legal Advisor
Anna Bacciarelli, Senior Artificial Intelligence Researcher, Technology, Rights and Investigations
Bridget Sleap, Senior Researcher, Rights of Older People
Fereshta Abbasi, Researcher, Asia Division
Yalkun Uluyol, China Researcher, Asia Division
Miriam Rodero, Grant Writer, Development and Outreach
Rhys McGhee, Acting Onboarding Manager, Human Resources
Nishita Anand, Training and Support Associate, Fundraising Systems and Data Analytics

OUR LONDON COMMITTEE

The London Committee is comprised of active, long term supporters of Human Rights Watch living in and around London. It forms part of the Human Rights Watch Council, an international network of Committees and Ambassadors who advance the efforts of Human Rights Watch by organising conferences, briefings and other events, engaging in targeted advocacy initiatives, and assisting in important development and outreach programs.

CONTACT US

E-mail londondev@hrw.org to sign up for London news and/or events (please put 'News' or 'Events' in the subject line) or for any queries about fundraising or donations. To volunteer at one of our events, please put 'Volunteering' in the subject line. Do note, we do not accept employment or internship requests. Vacancies can be found on the HRW Career Portal.

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