Bill Van Esveld
Bill Van Esveld began working on children’s rights in the Middle East and North Africa in 2015. For the previous six years he focused on Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. As the Arthur Helton research fellow at Human Rights Watch in 2007-08, he wrote or contributed to reports on Western Sahara and Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria, asylum seekers in Egypt and Israel, and migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Van Esveld helped report on Iraq for the International Center for Transitional Justice, and on human rights developments in the UN General Assembly for the International Service for Human Rights. He holds a J.D. from NYU Law, where he was a fellow at the Institute for International Law and Justice.
Articles Authored
Reports Authored
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“We Must Provide a Family, Not Rebuild Orphanages”
The Consequences of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine for Children in Ukrainian Residential Institutions
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“Without Education They Lose Their Future”
Denial of Education to Child Asylum Seekers on the Greek Islands
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Syria: Children Under Attack in Damascus Enclave
UN Security Council Should Act on Eastern Ghouta Situation
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Iraq/KRG: 1,400 Women, Children From ISIS Areas Detained
Investigate Killings, Abductions of Foreign Men
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Turkey: Education Barriers for Asylum Seekers
Afghan, Iranian Children Lack Status, Risk Child Labor
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“Forget About Him, He’s Not Here”
Israel’s Control of Palestinian Residency in the West Bank and Gaza
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Separate and Unequal
Israel’s Discriminatory Treatment of Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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