Former UN Rights Chief Joins Human Rights Watch Board

Expand Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland February 26, 2018. © 2018 Reuters (New York) – The former United Nations human rights chief, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, has joined the board of Human Rights Watch, where he will be one of 34 directors overseeing the work of the organization, Human Rights Watch said today. “We’re thrilled that Zeid is joining the board of Human Rights Watch at this crucial time, as we confront autocrats spreading hate and intolerance,” said Hassan Elmasry, co-chair…

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