John Sifton
John Sifton is the Asia Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch. He has previously served as a researcher and as Acting Deputy Washington Director. He focuses on South and Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Middle East, and terrorism and counter-terrorism issues worldwide. Sifton began working at Human Rights Watch in 2001, first as a researcher on Afghanistan and Pakistan, and then as the senior researcher on terrorism and counterterrorism. He founded a public interest investigation firm, One World Research, which he directed from 2007 to 2010. In 2000 and 2001, Sifton worked for the International Rescue Committee, primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and in 1999 at a refugee advocacy organization in Albania and Kosovo. He holds a law degree from New York University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from St. John's College, Annapolis.
Articles Authored
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March 28, 2014
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February 28, 2014
Vietnam: No. 12 in Obama's 25 Awkward Allies
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December 14, 2013
Dispatches: What Kerry Needs to Say in Vietnam
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November 1, 2013
CIA Secret Prisons: a Decade Later, Justice in Africa?
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July 25, 2013
Why is Obama meeting the president of Vietnam?
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June 7, 2013
US: Sergeant Bales and the Myth of Military Justice
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May 21, 2013
The Real Costs of CIA Cash
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January 10, 2013
Mr. Karzai Goes to Washington