Sara L.M. Davis
Sara L.M. Davis, PhD ("Meg"), is a human rights advocate, teacher and researcher.
Early life[]
Born in France, Davis speaks French, English, and Mandarin. She received her doctorate from University of Pennsylvania and held postdoctoral fellowships at Yale University and the University of California Los Angeles.[1]
Activism[]
Davis teaches courses on sexual violence in conflicts and emergencies at the Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action.[2] She was previously Senior Human Rights Advisor at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, where she led the process of establishing minimum human rights standards for grant agreements in 140 countries that receive Global Fund support; launched a human rights complaints procedure at the Global Fund Office of the Inspector General; and published and implemented grant guidance on funding human rights programs as part of Global Fund HIV, TB, Malaria and Health System Strengthening grants.[3] Prior to joining the Global Fund she was the founder of Asia Catalyst, a nonprofit organizations that works with marginalized communities in East and Southeast Asia.[1] Davis founded Asia Catalyst in 2006.[1] Before that, she conducted research and advocacy for Human Rights Watch and Open Society Institute.[1] Davis has worked on issues related to HIV/AIDS and human rights, police abuse, housing rights, environmental rights, and rule of law in China, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia and Indonesia.[4]
Research[]
Davis is the author of numerous articles on health and human rights, as well as a book, Song and Silence: Ethnic Revival on China’s Southwest Borders, (Columbia University Press, 2005 and Silkworm Books, 2006).[5] Her articles have appeared in the Journal of the International AIDS Society,[6] Health and Human Rights,[7] Wall Street Journal Asia,[8] International Herald Tribune, South China Morning Post, , Harm Reduction Journal, and Modern China.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Asia Catalyst biography". Archived from the original on 2012-08-22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-10-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Davis, Sara. "Human Rights and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria." Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. Health and Human Rights.
- ^ Lynch, Elizabeth. "Where People Still Die of AIDS: China and the Importance of Grassroots Advocacy". China Law and Policy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02.
- ^ Gunde, Richard. "Song & Silence: Ethnic Revival on China's Southwest Borders". UCLA International Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-04-03.
- ^ "Report Abstract". Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-10-23.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ https://www.hhrjournal.org Archived 2017-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Davis, Sara L.M. "Prejudice Mars China's AIDS Record". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23.
- Living people
- American human rights activists
- Women human rights activists
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Writers from New York City
- Writers from Yunnan
- Activists from New York City