
Benjamin Ward
Benjamin Ward, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Europe and Central Asia Division, supervises research on the EU region, the Western Balkans, and Turkey. He writes regularly about human rights in Europe. Before becoming deputy director, Ward researched Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo for Human Rights Watch. Before joining the organization, 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 a master's in international affairs from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.
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Articles Authored
- Commentary
Social Media Prosecutions Threaten Free Speech in the UK -- and Beyond
Published in New Statesman - World Report Chapter
Europe’s Own Human Rights Crisis
- Commentary
How Not to Get to the Truth about UK Complicity in Gaddafi-Era Abuse
Published in New Statesman - Commentary
United Kingdom: Blaming the Riots on Human Rights is Corrosive and Wrong
Published in The Guardian
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Reports Authored
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Without Suspicion
Stop and Search under the Terrorism Act 2000
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Neither Just Nor Effective
Indefinite Detention Without Trial in the United Kingdom Under Part 4 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
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Last Seen . . .
Continued “Disappearances” in Chechnya
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