Layla Abi-Falah

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Layla Abi-Falah is an aspiring human rights lawyer, having just earned her juris doctorate degree with a concentration in International Law from William & Mary Law School in May 2020. Layla also holds a B.A. in International Relations with a concentration in Human Rights in the Middle East & Africa from William & Mary. Layla has had the privilege of working on human rights issues across the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Eastern Europe, working most recently as a legal intern and fellow for Syria Justice and Accountability Centre, the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and USAID Jordan CITIES Project.

Articles by this author:

A member of the Syrian Civil Defence (The White Helmet) checks the rubble and debris at a medical centre following reported shelling by the Syrian government, in the Syrian town of Hbeit in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province on April 30, 2019.

Bashar al-Assad is Criminally Responsible for Syria’s COVID-19 Crisis

Aug. 5, 2020 Roger Lu Phillips and Layla Abi-Falah