Mehwish

Ansari

ARTICLE 19 (UK)

Mehwish leads ARTICLE 19’s Global Team Digital, which works on building human rights considerations in the design, development, standardization, and deployment of internet infrastructure. Joining ARTICLE 19 in 2016, Mehwish’s previous work as a digital program officer included leading its engagement at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN specialized agency. Before ARTICLE 19, Mehwish worked at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as part of the Speech, Privacy & Technology Project and the Human Rights Program. She holds an MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy from the University of Oxford and a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University.