December 12, 2022
Brian Root
Senior Quantitative Analyst, Digital Investigations Lab
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Brian Root, Senior Quantitative Analyst, is responsible for data analyses in Human Rights Watch reports. In addition to statistical analyses, he works with researchers and Program staff, providing guidance on quantitative data collection and training on statistics and research methodology. He has previously worked on research design and quantitative analysis for organizations such as the Columbia Group for Children in Adversity, Scholars at Risk Network, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center. He has conducted field research with vulnerable populations in Guatemala, Sri Lanka, and post-Katrina New Orleans. Root holds a BA from UC San Diego and received his Ph.D. in International Development from Tulane University Law School.
Articles Authored
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June 21, 2022
Why More Police Funding Is No Route to Public Safety
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March 2, 2021
United States: Pandemic Impact on People in Poverty
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November 4, 2020
Oregon Decriminalizes Simple Possession of All Drugs
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October 8, 2020
Human Rights on the Ballot in California
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October 8, 2020
Human Rights on the Ballot in California
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August 29, 2020
Hurricane Katrina in the US, 15 Years Later
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Reports Authored
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Lebanon: Rising Poverty, Hunger Amid Economic Crisis
Government and World Bank Should Invest in Rights-Based Social Protection
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United States: Pandemic Impact on People in Poverty
Current System Leaves Needs Unmet; Lasting Reforms Needed
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“Not in it for Justice”
How California’s Pretrial Detention and Bail System Unfairly Punishes Poor People
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Nepotism and Neglect
The Failing Response to Arsenic in the Drinking Water of Bangladesh’s Rural Poor
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"You Don’t Have Rights Here"
US Border Screening and Returns of Central Americans to Risk of Serious Harm
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Branded for Life
Florida’s Prosecution of Children as Adults under its "Direct File" Statute
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Raised on the Registry
The Irreparable Harm of Placing Children on Sex Offender Registries in the US
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A Costly Move
Far and Frequent Transfers Impede Hearings for Immigrant Detainees in the United States
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