Rachel Denber
Deputy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division
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Rachel Denber, Deputy Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division, specializes in countries of the former Soviet Union. Previously, Denber directed Human Rights Watch's Moscow office and did field research and advocacy in Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. She has authored reports on a wide range of human rights issues throughout the region. Denber earned a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University in international relations and a master's degree in political science from Columbia University, where she studied at the Harriman Institute. She speaks Russian and French.
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Russian human rights activist kidnapped and murdered, PBS Worldfocus, July 16, 2009
Articles Authored
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April 19, 2016
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March 14, 2016
Dispatches: Extraordinarily Ordinary in Russia
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December 21, 2015
Dispatches: Down the Russian Rabbit Hole of Injustice
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December 9, 2015
Dispatches: Azerbaijan’s Leyla Yunus is Free
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September 23, 2015
Dispatches: How to Make a Difference at the General Assembly
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July 31, 2015
Europe’s Other Crackdown
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July 12, 2015
Dispatches: Show Trial to Begin in Azerbaijan
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April 15, 2015
Dispatches: A Demotion for Azerbaijan
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April 6, 2015
Dispatches: The EU Should Show Resolve on Azerbaijan