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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October 14, 2015
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September 24, 2015
Dispatches: Losing Family Members at Europe’s Borders
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September 5, 2015
Dispatches: Refugees March out of Hungary
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September 4, 2015
Dispatches: Stranded in Budapest’s Train Station
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August 25, 2015
Dispatches: Volunteer Lifeline for Asylum Seekers in Hungary
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August 13, 2015
Dispatches: Hungary Puts Asylum Seekers at Risk
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July 15, 2015
EU should stick up for journalists in Western Balkans
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April 29, 2015
Dispatches: Hungary’s Wrong Focus on Migration