Lydia de Leeuw

Lydia de Leeuw is an experienced researcher and strategic litigation lead at SOMO, where investigations focus on human rights violations and environmental harm by multinationals. Since October 2009, Lydia has also worked as a freelance contributor, publishing on human rights issues in Palestine and the Netherlands. Previous roles include serving as a research consultant at Kafa, conducting legal reviews of prostitution laws in Lebanon, and as a regional inclusion programme manager for HelpAge International, aimed at assisting vulnerable Syrian refugees. Lydia has held various research-focused positions, including head of the international unit at the Palestinian Center for Human Rights and working with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Lydia's educational background includes an LLM in International Crime and Justice from the Università degli Studi di Torino, and MSc and BSc degrees in Criminology from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.