Dr Anna Neistat is the Senior Director for Research at Amnesty International. Before joining Amnesty International, Neistat worked for more than a decade as associate director for Program and Emergencies at Human Rights Watch and has conducted over 60 investigations in conflict areas around the world, including Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Kenya, Yemen, Chechnya, Sri Lanka and Haiti. She holds an LLM degree from Harvard Law School, a JD and PhD in law, and an MS in history and philology. She is a member of the New York State Bar, and teaches at the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po.