About the author

Jane Barry has more than 30 years of experience leading international organisations and nonprofits on human rights, gender justice, humanitarian aid, and global health. Her field experience includes working in emergencies and conflict-affected areas in east, west, and southern Africa, the Balkans, and the former Soviet Union. Jane has a diploma in international human rights from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in Soviet Studies from Middlebury College. She has published three acclaimed books on the role of human rights defenders working in situations of conflict and crisis, including What’s the Point of Revolution if We Can’t Dance? Jane currently serves as CEO of Sassenach Inc and the Linksbridge Foundation’s Executive Director