Faiza Patel
Member, Board of Editors
Faiza Patel (@FaizaPatelBCJ) serves as Co-Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. She is also a member of the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries. Previously, Faiza worked as a senior policy officer at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and clerked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. She has been published in leading academic publications, including the American Journal of International Law, the Emory Journal of International Law, the European Journal of International Law, and the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics. Faiza is a frequent commentator on national security issues for media outlets such as the New York Times, the L.A. Times, the Guardian, MSNBC, Al-Jazeera, and NPR. Born and raised in Pakistan, she is a graduate of Harvard College and the NYU School of Law.
Articles by this author:
Is Meta Up for the Challenge Now That It’s Reinstated Trump?
by Faiza Patel and Emile Ayoub
Mar 14th, 2023
Oversight Reports Raise Questions About Value of DHS Counterterrorism Efforts
by Faiza Patel and Spencer Reynolds
Aug 17th, 2022
With Roe v. Wade at Risk, Digital Surveillance Threatens Reproductive Freedom
by Faiza Patel and Alia Shahzad
May 17th, 2022
So, What Does Facebook Take Down? The Secret List of ‘Dangerous’ Individuals and Organizations
by Faiza Patel and Mary Pat Dwyer
Nov 1st, 2021
The Costs of 9/11’s Suspicionless Surveillance: Suppressing Communities of Color and Political Dissent
by Faiza Patel
Sep 8th, 2021
Facebook’s New Dangerous Individuals and Organizations Policy Brings More Questions Than Answers
by Faiza Patel and Mary Pat Dwyer
Jul 20th, 2021
A Deeper Dive: Facebook’s Response to Oversight Board on Trump May Be Less Than It Appears
by Faiza Patel and Mary Pat Dwyer
Jun 21st, 2021
Facebook Oversight Board’s Decision on Trump Sets Up New Tests
by Faiza Patel and Mary Pat Dwyer
May 7th, 2021
Oversight Board’s First Rulings Show Facebook’s Rules Are a Mess
by Faiza Patel and Laura Hecht-Felella
Feb 19th, 2021
Facebook’s Content-Decision Oversight Board Carves Out Own Territory
by Laura Hecht-Felella and Faiza Patel
Oct 30th, 2020
Trump’s Executive Order Targets Twitter, Capitalizing on Right-Wing Grievance
by Faiza Patel
May 29th, 2020
Facebook Bylaws for Takedown Oversight Board: Questions of Independence
by Faiza Patel and Laura Hecht-Felella
Mar 5th, 2020
Instagram Content Removals in Iran Highlight Questions Over Facebook’s New Oversight Board
by Faiza Patel
Feb 12th, 2020
Evaluating Facebook’s New Oversight Board for Content Moderation
by Faiza Patel and Laura Hecht-Felella
Nov 19th, 2019
“Domestic Terrorism” Bills Create More Problems Than They Solve
by Harsha Panduranga and Faiza Patel
Aug 28th, 2019
Scramble to Erase New Zealand Attack Videos Exposes Pitfalls Too
by Ángel Díaz and Faiza Patel
Apr 1st, 2019
Homeland Security’s Intelligence Overreach: Two Cases Illustrate Risks to Civil Society
by Faiza Patel
Mar 8th, 2019
EU ‘Terrorist Content’ Proposal Sets Dire Example for Free Speech Online
by Faiza Patel
Mar 5th, 2019
Trump Admin Says It’s Open to Suggestions to Prevent Far-Right Violence. Here Are a Few.
by Michael German and Faiza Patel
Oct 31st, 2018
Like His Boss, Pence Misleads Public About Terrorism and Immigration
by Harsha Panduranga and Faiza Patel
Oct 26th, 2018
New Method, Same Strategy: Russia Has Long Exploited U.S. Racial Divisions
by Faiza Patel and Raya Koreh
Oct 19th, 2018