Lydia Gall
Lydia Gall is a human rights lawyer by training and comes with a background in Roma rights and the Middle East. She has previously worked on documenting violations of humanitarian law and human rights in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory followed by extensive work protecting and promoting the rights of the Romani minority in Europe.
Before joining Human Rights Watch, Gall worked as a staff attorney involved in strategic litigation on behalf of Romani victims of human rights abuses, particularly in the fields of housing and education. As a freelance journalist, she wrote extensively on human rights abuses of Roma and on political developments with potential human rights implications in Central and Eastern Europe.
Articles Authored
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February 9, 2019
Will the US Speak Out on Hungary’s Rights Crisis?
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January 31, 2019
EU Leaders Drag Their Feet on Hungary Sanctions
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December 14, 2018
Hungary’s Latest Assault on the Judiciary
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December 4, 2018
Central European University Forced to Leave Hungary
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November 6, 2018
Hungary's hypocritical war on universities
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October 25, 2018
Central European University May Be Forced Out of Hungary
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September 25, 2018
European Commission Takes Poland to Court Over Judicial Power Grab
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September 17, 2018
The US Has a Stake in Poland’s Democracy
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August 29, 2018
University Program First Victim of Hungary Anti-Immigration Tax