Dr Susie Alegre, PhD

Author and International Human Rights Barrister - Joint Team Leader at Doughty Street Chambers; Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Founder; Director of the Island Rights Initiative.

Recent experience focused on technology and human rights, tech governance and AI ethics.

Author of "Freedom to Think: The Long Struggle to Liberate our Minds" (Atlantic Books 2022)

Over 25 years experience working in human rights, the rule of law and governance including digital rights, human rights and counter-terrorism, human rights and corruption, self-determination and human rights and climate change.

Experience includes work for international organisations (UN, OSCE, EU etc) and civil society (Amnesty International, 5Rights, Sum of Us, Avaaz etc.), senior judicial and oversight roles.

Masters in French and Philosophy, Barrister at Law, Masters and PhD in International Human Rights Law. Fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Regular contributor to national and international media including OpEds in CityAM, Prospect, Irish Times, Sydney Morning Herald

Media appearances include - BBC Radio 4, Sky News, Corresponsales en Linea.

Sub-specialities:
Activism and advocacy - human rights and technology, human rights and small islands including human rights and climate change.
Europe and Central Asia - regional organisations OSCE, EU, Council of Europe - law and human rights.
Human rights - digital rights, privacy, freedom of thought, human rights and security, human rights and small island jurisdictions.
Law, public international law, human rights law.