
Amanda Strayer
Senior Counsel, Accountability
As Senior Counsel for Accountability at Human Rights First, Amanda Strayer coordinates the Targeted Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Sanctions Coalition, a group of more than 330 NGOs using the Global Magnitsky sanctions program and other legal authorities in the United States, UK, Canada, EU, and Australia to hold human rights abusers and corrupt actors accountable. In this role, she serves as the primary liaison with U.S. government personnel, assists NGOs working to produce recommendations for sanctions, and develops research and policy analysis on how these tools are used in the United States and multilaterally.
Throughout her career, Amanda has engaged in advocacy on a wide range of human rights issues, including political prisoner cases, transnational repression, attacks on journalists, LGBTQI+ rights, gender-based violence, children's rights, and more. Before joining Human Rights First, she served as the Dale and James J. Pinto Fellow at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and worked with the South African Human Rights Commission in Johannesburg and Women for Women International.
Amanda received her juris doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and a Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies. She has a B.A. in Foreign Affairs and a minor in French from the University of Virginia. In 2023, she received the UN Association of the National Capital Area's Emerging Human Rights Leader Award.
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