Elaine Pearson
Elaine Pearson is director of Human Rights Watch's Asia Division, overseeing the work of the division in more than 20 countries. She joined Human Rights Watch in 2007 and was formerly the Asia Deputy Director and Australia Director. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Pearson worked for the United Nations and various non-governmental organizations in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kathmandu, and London.
She has conducted numerous human rights investigations in the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. Pearson writes frequently for a range of publications and her articles have appeared in the Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian, Foreign Policy, and the Washington Post.
She is an adjunct lecturer in law at the University of New South Wales and on the board of the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women.
Pearson holds degrees in law and arts from Murdoch University and obtained her master's degree in public policy at Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs. She is the author of Chasing Wrongs and Rights, a human rights travelogue, published by Simon and Schuster in September 2022.
Articles Authored
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August 22, 2011
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February 24, 2011
Indonesia: For Ahmadiyah, the Official Line Kills
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February 9, 2011
Indonesian military gets away with torture
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December 1, 2010
Violence Against Cambodia’s Sex Workers
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November 26, 2010
There Must Be An Authoritative Sri Lankan War Crimes Enquiry
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October 28, 2010
Burma Needs a War Crimes Inquiry
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August 3, 2010
Towards a More Humane Treatment of Sex Workers, Homeless
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July 19, 2010
Holding Back Progress on HIV
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June 10, 2010
Criminal Defamation Laws in Indonesia Stifle Democracy