Ben Rawlence is a human rights activist. One of his projects includes conducting interviews with young Somali refugees in Kenya and recording their stories of survival and their aspirations for the future. The author of Radio Congo: Signals of Hope from Africa’s Deadliest War (Oneworld, 2013), where Rawlence --from 2006 to 2013 -- was a researcher for Human Rights Watch (HRW) in the Africa division; covering at different times the Horn of Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zanzibar for the organization.
Rawlence holds a BA in Swahili and History from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and an MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago.
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