Research Fellows

Priyanka Motaparthy

Priyanka Motaparthy

Researcher and Author; Research Fellow, IHRB

Priyanka’s work focuses on human rights abuses faced by migrant workers, particularly in the Middle East. She previously worked as a researcher at Human Rights Watch, where she authored several reports on the conditions of migrant workers in Arabian Gulf countries including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait.

Her work included advocating for universities, museums, and companies working in the region to set minimum standards for workers associated with their projects, and to implement independent monitoring to oversee conditions.

She is currently researching a book on migrant labour in the Middle East. Priyanka is a graduate of Brown University and Columbia Law School.

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All businesses should ensure that their conduct, and the conduct of their suppliers and sub-contractors, is consistent with international human rights standards – in particular the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Commentary: Focus on Qatar: Why Human Rights Research Matters

Earlier this week in Qatar, authorities finally released researchers Krishna Upadhyaya and Ghimire Gundev, who were detained for eight days while in the country for the Norway-based Global Network for Rights and Development. Their story is but the...

12 September 2015

By Priyanka Motaparthy, Researcher and Author; Research Fellow, IHRB

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