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Richard Sollom, MA, MPH

In his role as Director of Emergencies and Special Initiatives, Richard Sollom leads human rights investigations to document and expose grave emergency and emerging human rights situations globally. He oversees the design and safe and ethical conduct of PHR’s research work related to the investigation and documentation of war crimes and mass atrocities. In addition to emergency situations, Sollom also oversees research, investigations and advocacy on violations of medical neutrality and the systematic discrimination in the delivery or access to health care. He most recently led investigations in Bahrain, Burma, Libya, and Zimbabwe. He oversees a team of staff, consultants, and volunteers.

With more than a decade of field experience, Sollom has investigated human rights violations in more than 20 countries worldwide. Prior to his work with PHR, he served with the United Nations in Haiti, Somalia, and Burundi. He is a former Peace Corps Volunteer, Fulbright Fellow, and Albert Schweitzer Fellow, and holds advanced degrees in Public International Law from The Fletcher School and in Global Health from Harvard University.

Sollom lectures and presents widely on the topic of armed conflict and medical neutrality. His opinions appear regularly in the media including CNN, BBC, Foreign Policy, Huffington Post, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.