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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June 23, 2017
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May 16, 2017
Poland Trapping Asylum Seekers in Unsafe Belarus
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April 27, 2017
EU Finally Steps Up on Hungary’s Rights Crisis
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April 11, 2017
Mass Protests Fail to Curb Hungary’s Crackdown
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March 28, 2017
EU Commission Should Call Out Hungary’s Asylum Abuses
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March 1, 2017
Poland: Asylum Seekers Blocked at Border
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February 24, 2017
Hungary Should Be Setting Alarm Bells Ringing in Brussels
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January 6, 2017
Asylum Seekers Left in the Cold
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November 2, 2016
Human Rights Begin At Home, Hungary
Reports Authored
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Poland: Rule of Law Erosion Harms Women, LGBT People
EU Action Needed to End Undermining of Institutions that Protect Rights
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Violence and Pushbacks at Poland-Belarus Border
Halt Summary Returns, Ensure Accountability For Abuse
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Hungary: Health Care Failures Endanger Lives
Ensure Access to Adequate, Quality Health Care, Provide Sufficient Resources
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Croatia: Migrants Pushed Back to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Violence, Abuse; Denied Opportunity to Apply for Asylum
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Hungary: Locked Up for Seeking Asylum
Long Detention, Poor Conditions, Little Help for Vulnerable People
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