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Irene Khan
Director-General, International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Irene Khan is the Director-General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO). IDLO empowers people and enables governments to reform laws and institutions to promote peace, justice, social development and sustainable economic growth.
An international thought leader on human rights, gender and social justice issues, Irene Khan was Secretary General of Amnesty International from 2001 - 2009. Prior to that, she worked for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for 21 years at headquarters and in various field operations. She was Visiting Professor at the State University of New York Law School (Buffalo) in 2011.
She received the Sydney Peace Prize in 2006 for her work to end violence against women and girls. Her book, The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights has been translated into seven languages.
Born in Bangladesh, Irene Khan studied law at the University of Manchester and Harvard Law School.