Joanna Weschler
UN Human Rights Watch Representative
UN Human Rights Watch Representative since 1994. Her responsibilities include ongoing formulation of HRW's strategy toward the U.N.; review of editorial content of organization's publications related to the U.N.; overseeing and coordinating HRW's staff work with the U.N. bodies, its diplomatic community and the U.N. press corps; speaking to the media on U.N. and human rights related issues; and participating as a speaker in public events and regularly representing HRW at the United Nations Human Rights Commission and several U.N. meetings in New York, Geneva and other locations.
Prior to her current position, she was the Poland Researcher for Helsinki Watch (now Europe and Central Asia Division of HRW); Brazil Researcher for Americas Watch (now the Americas division of HRW); as well as Director of HRW’s Prison Project.
She has conducted human rights investigations in countries on five continents and has written numerous reports and articles on human rights.
MA in Spanish and Latin American Studies from the University of Warsaw and MA in Journalism from Columbia University.
Spoken languages
English, Spanish
Written languages
English, Spanish
