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Rachel Denber
Deputy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division
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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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August 20, 2024
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June 25, 2024
In Russia, a Trial in Name Only
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January 19, 2024
Several Investigative Journalists Under Pressure in Ukraine
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May 1, 2023
Top Russian Activist Indicted
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March 30, 2023
Russia’s Security Service Arrests American Reporter
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March 21, 2023
Russia Opens New Case against Memorial
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July 13, 2022
The Kremlin's repressive decade
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January 19, 2022
New Language Requirement Raises Concerns in Ukraine