Izza Leghtas

Izza Leghtas is UK researcher at Human Rights Watch, and author of the 2014 report ‘Hidden Away : Abuses against Migrant Domestic Workers in the UK’.

Turkey alone can’t solve Europe’s refugee crisis

Just throwing money at Turkey while ignoring the systemic discrimination against refugees in the country will do nothing to help solve the crisis.

By Izza Leghtas

/ 29 Jan 2016

Modern slavery bill fails vulnerable women

In 2012 the UK government made it illegal for migrant domestic workers to change employers. Parliament has the chance to restore that right this week—it must do so.

By Izza Leghtas and Kate Roberts

/ 16 Mar 2015

Do not make us choose between our safety and our privacy

A year after the Snowden revelations, the UK has utterly failed to properly investigate serious breaches of our privacy.

By Izza Leghtas

/ 3 Jun 2014