She has worked for several human rights NGOs, and is a former research director at Human Rights Watch, the former editor of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's radio magazine "(Un)Civil Societies," and the former Executive Director and Chief Representative to the United Nations of the International League for Human Rights.
Hun har arbejdet for flere NGO'er på menneskerettighedsområdet, og er tidligere forskningschef ved Human Rights Watch, tidligere redaktør af Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertys magasin "(Un)Civil Societies," og tidligere direktør og chefrepræsentant til FN for Den Internationale Liga for Menneskerettigheder (International League for Human Rights]).