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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March 23, 2020
Hungary’s Orban Uses Pandemic to Seize Unlimited Power
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March 19, 2020
Hungary Weaponizes Coronavirus to Stoke Xenophobia
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November 18, 2019
Central European University Opens Vienna Campus After Hungary Ousting
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October 10, 2019
French Leader Should Press Hungary’s Orban on Rule of Law
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September 11, 2019
EU Commission Wants the Fox in Charge of the Henhouse
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July 2, 2019
Hungary Renews its War on Academic Freedom
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June 25, 2019
EU Court Condemns Poland’s Judicial Takeover
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