Rayhan Asat is an internationally recognized human rights lawyer, Yale Law School Tom & Andi Bernstein Human Rights Fellow, and a senior fellow at The Atlantic Council. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Rayhan specializes in international human rights law. Her legal and policy work centers around enforcing human rights norms, curtailing forced labor, tech and human rights, and promoting corporate accountability. She previously advised the World Bank and OECD to design Human-Centered Business Integrity Principles. She testified before the US Congress, the UK, Canadian, European, and Lithuanian parliaments.
Her human rights advocacy has been featured in various media outlets, including The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, CNN, Foreign Policy, and The Hill, among others. Her writings have also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, NBC News, etc. She's a sought-after speaker at various international forums and conferences including the Geneva Summit, Oslo Freedom Forum, and most recently by invitation of President Joseph Biden as a featured speaker at the 2021 Summit for Democracy.