OMAR WARAICH
Omar Waraich is a writer, journalist, and human rights advocate.
He was previously at Amnesty International, most recently as Head of South Asia, covering a wide range of human rights issues - including the persecution of religious minorities, victims of terrorism, the rights of indigenous people, enforced disappearances, the death penalty, the protection of civilians in conflict, the rights of refugees, the protection of journalists and human rights defenders, crimes against humanity - across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. As an advocate, he engaged with governments, multilateral institutions, national and international courts, experts in international law, and civil society coalitions.
Omar began his career as a journalist, covering Pakistan and other parts of South Asia for TIME Magazine and The Independent. He has written on the war on terror, democratic transitions, military offensives, international relations, the persecution of religious minorities, culture, and human rights. His reporting covered major events in Pakistan, including terrorist attacks, the lawyers' movement, the 2007 state of emergency, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the fall of Gen. Musharraf's dictatorship and the restoration of democracy, the 2008 and 2013 elections, the epic 2010 floods, and the death of Osama bin Laden.
He has reported from South Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the South Pacific. He has also written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, The New Statesman, The New Zealand Herald, Slate, and The Economist Intelligence Unit. As an expert and commentator, he has appeared on CNN, NPR, Sky News, BBC World News, BBC World Service, NBC, Bloomberg, and Al-Jazeera English.
In 2013, Omar was a reporting fellow, covering the persecution of religious minorities, with The International Reporting Project at SAIS-Johns Hopkins. In 2015, he won the SAJA award for "Outstanding editorial commentary on South Asia", and in 2022, he received the inaugural László Z. Bitó Award for Humanitarian Service from Bard College in recognition of his work to support "individuals threatened by injustice, violence, and tyranny." He is a Committee Member of the Sundance Institute's Documentary Fund.
Omar holds a Master's degree in International Human Rights Law from the University of Oxford, where he was an Oxford Commonwealth Law Scholar, and a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of London. He is currently a graduate student in AI and ethics at the University of Cambridge.
Twitter: @OmarWaraich
E-mail: [email protected]
He was previously at Amnesty International, most recently as Head of South Asia, covering a wide range of human rights issues - including the persecution of religious minorities, victims of terrorism, the rights of indigenous people, enforced disappearances, the death penalty, the protection of civilians in conflict, the rights of refugees, the protection of journalists and human rights defenders, crimes against humanity - across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. As an advocate, he engaged with governments, multilateral institutions, national and international courts, experts in international law, and civil society coalitions.
Omar began his career as a journalist, covering Pakistan and other parts of South Asia for TIME Magazine and The Independent. He has written on the war on terror, democratic transitions, military offensives, international relations, the persecution of religious minorities, culture, and human rights. His reporting covered major events in Pakistan, including terrorist attacks, the lawyers' movement, the 2007 state of emergency, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the fall of Gen. Musharraf's dictatorship and the restoration of democracy, the 2008 and 2013 elections, the epic 2010 floods, and the death of Osama bin Laden.
He has reported from South Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the South Pacific. He has also written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, The New Statesman, The New Zealand Herald, Slate, and The Economist Intelligence Unit. As an expert and commentator, he has appeared on CNN, NPR, Sky News, BBC World News, BBC World Service, NBC, Bloomberg, and Al-Jazeera English.
In 2013, Omar was a reporting fellow, covering the persecution of religious minorities, with The International Reporting Project at SAIS-Johns Hopkins. In 2015, he won the SAJA award for "Outstanding editorial commentary on South Asia", and in 2022, he received the inaugural László Z. Bitó Award for Humanitarian Service from Bard College in recognition of his work to support "individuals threatened by injustice, violence, and tyranny." He is a Committee Member of the Sundance Institute's Documentary Fund.
Omar holds a Master's degree in International Human Rights Law from the University of Oxford, where he was an Oxford Commonwealth Law Scholar, and a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of London. He is currently a graduate student in AI and ethics at the University of Cambridge.
Twitter: @OmarWaraich
E-mail: [email protected]
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