Sergei Korotkov

Guest Author

Sergei Korotkov (LinkedIn) is an international legal associate at the Human Rights Foundation specializing in public international law. He previously served as a consultant with the United Nations Development Programme and worked with the International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. He has also published academic articles and opinion pieces in outlets including The Hill and Open Global Rights.

Sergei received an LL.B. from Ural State Law University, a Master of Laws from HSE University, and an LL.M. from Case Western Reserve University. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Human Rights Practice from the University of Arizona.

Articles by this author:

Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, left, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right. On each side of the two men is an American and Uzbek flag.

To Secretary Rubio: Demand Freedom for Uzbekistan’s Political Prisoners

Oct. 16, 2026 Kaitie Holland and Sergei Korotkov