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Human Rights First builds respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence. More »
Human Rights First builds respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence. More »
Ruthie Epstein
Researcher & Advocate,
Refugee Protection Program
Ruthie Epstein holds a Master's of International Affairs from Columbia University and an A.B. in history from Washington University in St. Louis. She works as a Researcher & Advocate in the Refugee Protection Program, focusing on Iraqi displacement, immigration detention, and hate crimes and migrants. Before shifting to advocacy, she was a Program Associate in the Refugee Protection Program, helping to run the pro bono legal representation program for asylum seekers. She also worked for seven years as a freelance copyeditor for several major magazines in New York and performed on the downtown experimental dance and theater scene.