Haydée Dijkstal
International Criminal and Human Rights Attorney
Haydee Dijkstal is a UK barrister at 33 Bedford Row Chambers in London practicing international criminal and human rights law and a US attorney with over a decade of experience in international law. She has represented victims, organizations, governments and those accused of international crimes in cases before various international courts, such as the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and before UN bodies and other human rights mechanisms. She is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
Jan. 4, 2024
From Wyoming to the Hague: Becoming an International Human Rights Lawyer
Haydee Dijkstal grew up in Wyoming, but frequent travel to visit the families of her Puerto Rican mother and Dutch father piqued her interest in international relations at a young age. In fact, it led her all the way to The …