Erin Kilbride
Erin is a Researcher in the LGBT rights program, investigating human rights violations against lesbian, bisexual and queer communities.
Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Erin was the Research Coordinator at Front Line Defenders, providing emergency support to human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk and leading fact-finding missions across Africa, Asia and the Americas. She has authored investigations into military trials of civilians, targeted killings of HRDs and sexual violence perpetrated by security forces in Bangladesh, Egypt, El Salvador, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Tanzania and the United States. She recently led the first global investigation into threats and attacks against sex worker rights defenders.
Erin has worked on border demilitarization, refugee solidarity and Search and Rescue (SAR) with several collectives, and reported on human rights and humanitarian crises for Al Jazeera, NPR, HuffPost, Think Progress and Middle East Eye. She received her BA in Women’s and Gender Studies from Georgetown University.
Articles Authored
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July 1, 2024
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June 21, 2024
Women’s Autonomy Is Foundational to Queer Justice
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May 14, 2024
Lesbian Women Set on Fire in Argentina
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December 11, 2023
Nik Harris and G Wright, Thou Art Woman
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December 4, 2023
Stratton Pollitzer, Equality Florida
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December 1, 2023
Tremaine Jones, LGBTQ Freedom Fund
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December 1, 2023
Birth and Death Intertwined in Gaza Strip
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November 29, 2023
Mateo Ventura Bruer, Aqua Foundation for Women
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November 28, 2023
Landmark UN Report Calls for Sex Work Decriminalization
Reports Authored
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“This Is Why We Became Activists”
Violence Against Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women and Non-Binary People