Prominent US Activist Joins Human Rights Watch

(New York, January 18, 2018) – Noted civil and human rights activist and lawyer, Nicole Austin-Hillery, will join Human Rights Watch as executive director of its US Program, Human Rights Watch said today. In this newly created role, Austin-Hillery will lead Human Rights Watch’s efforts to end violations in the abusive US immigration system, tackle race discrimination, and other rights problems within the domestic criminal justice system, and advocate for national security policies informed by international human rights standards. Expand Nicole Austin-Hillery. “At such a critical time for…

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