Tirana Hassan is Executive Director at Human Rights Watch, one of the world's leading international human rights organizations, which operates in more than 90 countries. 

Tirana specialises in human rights protection in conflicts and crises. Between 2010-2015, she worked as a senior researcher in Human Rights Watch's Emergencies Division, where she carried out dozens of investigations in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. She later served as director of Amnesty Internationals Crisis Response Program, where she led teams of investigators and an inter-disciplinary team that advanced innovative research methodologies for human rights investigations and evidence collection. She also served on the organizations interim executive team. She has authored reports and op-eds for major publications worldwide.