Benjamin Ward
Benjamin Ward is a deputy director in Human Rights Watch's Europe and Central Asia division. Ward has also served for Human Rights Watch as UK director, acting senior legal adviser and researcher on Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo, among other roles. Before joining the organization in 1997, Ward worked for the United Nations in Somalia and New York, and in Bosnia for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He was admitted to practice as a barrister in England & Wales in 2003, and holds a bachelor's in government from the London School of Economics and a master's in international affairs from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.
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Articles Authored
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October 10, 2017
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September 19, 2017
Defending Rights in An Age of Brexit
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July 26, 2017
In Turkey, Freedom of Expression is in the Dock
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June 21, 2017
After UK’s Grenfell Tower Blaze, Human Rights Can Help
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April 28, 2017
Can the UK Keep Hate at Bay in its General Election?
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March 29, 2017
Start of Brexit Reminds Us Rights are at Risk
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December 14, 2016
Fear of Populism is Hollowing Out Europe’s Leadership on Refugees
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September 5, 2016
Britain’s Brexit Hate Crime Problem
Reports Authored
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Neither Just Nor Effective
Indefinite Detention Without Trial in the United Kingdom Under Part 4 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
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