Fred Abrahams

Fred Abrahams is a researcher, writer and human rights advocate with expertise in war crimes investigations and research methodologies. Until May 2024, he was Associate Program Director at Human Rights Watch, where he oversaw the Crisis & Conflict, Arms and Technology divisions, including the Digital Investigations Lab, and led the organization’s internal research training. He has written numerous reports, articles, and opinion pieces and co-authored A Village Destroyed: War Crimes in Kosovo (University of California Press, 2002). His book, Modern Albania: From Dictatorship to Democracy in Europe (NYU Press, 2015), explores the fall of communism and Albania’s challenging transition. Abrahams has a bachelor's degree in German and International Studies from Washington University and a master's in International Affairs from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Abrahams has previously taught at Columbia University and The New School in New York.

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