After completing an LLB Law degree, Sophia Akram attained a Master's in International Politics and Human Rights at City University London while providing research, programme, policy and communication support in Whitehall departments and prominent NGOs. She is a part-time freelance researcher and has a special interest in human rights and forced migration, particularly across Asia.
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Published in: 50.50: NewsAmnesty International accused of gender discrimination by former staffEXCLUSIVE: Ex-staff say Amnesty International Hungary has failed to tackle systemic abuse and a culture of misogyny
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaVoyeuring occupationTaking pictures in Palestinian refugee camps feels crude. But what is more clumsy is to go to the West Bank and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMuslims in prison: over-representation and under-reformationMuch more work needs to be done in understanding and interpreting the high rates of Muslim incarceration and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe global battlefield: America’s war and the special relationshipWhat exactly is the British government doing about the US drone war?