Lisa Borden

Guest Author

Lisa W. Borden (@lisawborden) is a Staff Attorney in International Justice at The Advocates for Human Rights (@The_Advocates), a US NGO based in Minneapolis. Before joining The Advocates in 2020, Ms. Borden spent 30 years as a litigator in private practice. Her practice focused primarily on civil and human rights issues, including post-conviction death penalty and prison conditions litigation. She also served as Pro Bono Shareholder at the Baker Donelson law firm from 2008 to 2019. Lisa received her J.D. from Emory University, and is a magna cum laude graduate of the Geneva Academy of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

Articles by this author:

Syrian refugees watch from their window as others get tested for the covid-19, during a testing campaign organised by Lebanon's health ministry and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the southern city of Sidon, on May 28, 2020.

Big Shoulders — How the US Can Remedy Its Failures on Refugee Admissions

May 10, 2021 Lindsey Greising and Lisa Borden

Refugees on an inflatable raft in the dark of night.

Biden Approach to Immigration, Outlined at UN Human Rights Council, Leaves Serious Gaps

Apr. 23, 2021 Lindsey Greising and Lisa Borden