Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh

Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh is an Acting Researcher in the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Negar interned with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Sahel, UNICEF and UNFPA in the Middle East, and as a Research Assistant at the Middle East Institute for the Iran Program. She has supported a range of programmes through research, advocacy and capacity-building focusing on the promotion of women’s rights, international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and the prevention of gender-based violence and harmful practices.

Negar holds a bachelor’s in Politics and Government with a focus on Middle Eastern studies, a master’s degree in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action, and an Advanced Certificate in Gender Studies from Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs. Negar is a feminist and her research interests include decolonial and intersectional feminist theories in international law, women's resistance movements, and economic justice.