Marta Furlan

Marta Furlan is the Senior Program Manager for Research at Free the Slaves, a U.S. based NGO dedicated to countering human trafficking, forced labor, and child labor. She is also a Non-Resident Fellow at Orion Policy Institute and the Center on Armed Groups. Her areas of expertise include human rights protection, armed groups, and civil conflicts. Marta holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews, where she wrote her dissertation on armed groups’ governance practices – and impact on civilians – in Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. Marta has published in leading academic journals and has contributed chapters to three books.