Washington, DC

Andrew Fandino

Senior Program Officer

As the Senior Program Officer for the Individuals at Risk Program at Amnesty International USA, Andrew runs the Urgent Action Network and the Case Commitment Initiative. He brings with him over 19 years of human rights advocacy experience, with a strong focus on human rights defenders.

Prior to joining AIUSA, Andrew worked for such organizations as Amazon Watch, the Burma Border Projects, Friends of the Earth, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Watch, Peace Brigades International, and the U.S. Office on Colombia. He also spent five years living and working in Southeast Asia, creating his own NGO called the Committee for the Protection of Human Rights.