Lawyer Overview

John Sifton is an attorney with extensive experience in the non-profit sector. In addition to his law practice, John is the director of One World Research, a research firm that assists non-profits with research and advocacy, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Human Rights First, and the Center for Constitutional Rights. From 2001 to 2007 he worked at Human Rights Watch as a researcher and senior researcher, traveling and working in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and throughout the Middle East and North Africa. He worked for the International Rescue Committee in 2000 and 2001, first in the General Counsel's office and later in Afghanistan and Pakistan. John also worked for Refugees International in 1999, in Albania and Kosovo. He has written extensively on human rights and humanitarian issues and published articles in the International Herald Tribune, Slate, Salon, and the New York Times Magazine and New York Times Book Review. Mr. Sifton is a graduate of New York University School of Law and St. John's College, Annapolis.

Past Employment Positions

• One World Research, Director
• Human Rights Watch, Senior Researcher
• International Rescue Committee
• Refugees International

Education

• New York University School of Law, New York, New York
• St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland

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Address

25 Washington Street
Suite 408
Brooklyn, NY 11201-1090

Phones

(718) 852-0600

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Websites

http://www.siftonandsalimi.com