Laetitia Bader
Laetitia Bader is the Horn of Africa director at Human Rights Watch. She has investigated conflict related abuses, including abuses against children and internally displaced persons in Somalia, and focused on issues of political repression, including mistreatment of political detainees. Before joining Human Rights Watch she worked on the rights of human rights defenders in the East and Horn of Africa region and worked at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Uganda. She holds a master’s in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and Sciences-Po in Paris, specializing in human rights, and holds a bachelor’s in history from University College London (UCL). She is bilingual in French and English, and speaks Italian and Spanish.
Articles Authored
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June 11, 2021
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April 15, 2021
UN Security Council Needs to Act on Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
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February 26, 2021
African Union Shouldn’t Endorse Eritrea for UN Rights Body
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December 23, 2020
Interview: Uncovering Crimes Committed in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
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September 29, 2020
Ethiopian Forces Should Show Restraint at Upcoming Festival
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September 11, 2020
Eritrea Busses Thousands of Students to Military Camp
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July 6, 2020
Baseless Charges Against Prominent Somali Journalist
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May 28, 2020
To Heal, Ethiopia Needs to Confront its Violent Past
Reports Authored
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Sudan: Explosive Weapons Harming Civilians
Limited Access to Water, Electricity, Medical Care Fuels Humanitarian Crisis
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“They Are Making Us into Slaves, Not Educating Us”
How Indefinite Conscription Restricts Young People’s Rights, Access to Education in Eritrea
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“It’s Like We’re Always in a Prison”
Abuses Against Boys Accused of National Security Offenses in Somalia
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