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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January 11, 2016
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December 7, 2015
Dispatches: Asylum Seekers Stuck on the Serbia-Bulgaria Border
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December 1, 2015
Hungary: Locked Up for Seeking Asylum
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November 25, 2015
Dispatches: Macedonia Blocking its Borders to People at Risk
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November 20, 2015
Dispatches: Discrimination at Western Balkan Borders Puts People at Risk
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October 30, 2015
Dispatches: Seeking Protection, Behind Bars in Hungary
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October 20, 2015
Dispatches: EU Border Closures Leave Asylum Seekers Stranded
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October 14, 2015
Dispatches: Hungary’s Criminal Punishment for People Fleeing Syria
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September 24, 2015
Dispatches: Losing Family Members at Europe’s Borders
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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