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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April 11, 2017
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March 28, 2017
EU Commission Should Call Out Hungary’s Asylum Abuses
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February 24, 2017
Hungary Should Be Setting Alarm Bells Ringing in Brussels
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January 6, 2017
Asylum Seekers Left in the Cold
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November 2, 2016
Human Rights Begin At Home, Hungary
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October 21, 2016
Hungary: Denials Won’t End Abuses Against Migrants
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October 10, 2016
Hungary’s Biggest Oppositional Daily Shut Down
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October 6, 2016
What Does Hungary's Migrant Quotas Referendum Mean for Europe?
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October 3, 2016
Hungary's Treatment of Refugees Is A Disgrace To Its History
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September 16, 2016
Hungary’s War on Refugees