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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September 28, 2013
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September 18, 2013
Dispatches: For Kosovo Victims, No Justice Yet
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September 3, 2013
Dispatches: Hungary’s War on the Homeless
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May 16, 2013
Response to Hungary is a Test for the EU
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March 15, 2013
EU Failing to Tackle Hungary’s Constitutional Missteps
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January 18, 2013
Hungary’s Alarming Climate of Intolerance
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November 21, 2012
Too little to celebrate - Dayton Continues to Fail Bosnia’s Minorities
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August 22, 2012
The Clubbing of Klubradio
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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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