
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 28, 2014
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March 13, 2014
Dispatches: Black Thursday in Moscow
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December 19, 2013
Dispatches: Pussy Riot, Khodorkovsky to be Free, But Where’s Justice?
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December 10, 2013
Dispatches: Human Rights Day, Russian Style
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November 19, 2013
Dispatches: Neither Pirates nor Hooligans
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October 24, 2013
Dispatches: Khodorkovsky and Russia, Ten Years on
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October 8, 2013
Dispatches: In Russia, Twisting the Law to Send a Message
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August 22, 2013
Dispatches: Not So Much Reassurance from Russia
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August 17, 2013
Dispatches: Post-Pussy Riot, More Shocks, No Surprises