Lauren Aarons

Lauren Aarons (@LaurenAarons1) is the Senior Adviser on Gender, Conflict and International Justice at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International. She has also held a number of other roles within the organization, including as Head of the Gender Team and a Researcher/Adviser on Gender. Lauren has also worked as the Human Rights Adviser to the UN Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, and a Human Rights Officer in Gaza, Palestine – both with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She also worked with the International Rescue Committee in north-west Pakistan, and with the Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights in Gaza.

Lauren holds a bachelor’s degree in Archaeology and Anthropology from Cambridge University, an MPhil in International Development from Oxford University, a Graduate Diploma in Law from London College of Law, and an LLM from Columbia Law School. She is also on LinkedIn.