Rachel Denber
Rachel Denber, Deputy Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division, specializes in countries of the former Soviet Union. Previously, Denber directed Human Rights Watch's Moscow office and did field research and advocacy in Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. She has authored reports on a wide range of human rights issues throughout the region. Denber earned a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University in international relations and a master's degree in political science from Columbia University, where she studied at the Harriman Institute. She speaks Russian and French.
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Russian human rights activist kidnapped and murdered, PBS Worldfocus, July 16, 2009
Articles Authored
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April 1, 2020
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March 24, 2020
Russia’s Pretrial Prisons Vulnerable as COVID-19 Spreads
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March 16, 2020
Russia’s Political and Constitutional Drama
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January 16, 2020
Why Legal ‘Innovation’ Might be Bad News for Rights in Russia
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September 10, 2019
Release Ill Prisoner in Turkmenistan for Medical Treatment
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August 16, 2019
Why Macron Should Speak Frankly With Putin About Human Rights
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August 12, 2019
Prove Who’s Alive in Turkmenistan?
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July 4, 2019
New EU Office in Turkmenistan Needs Focus on Rights
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