Bethany Brown
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE Older persons’ human rights, human rights of persons with disabilities, sustainable development, international organizations ABOUT Bethany Brown, JD, serves as AARP
International's global advocacy director, advancing AARP’s mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age around the world. She leads AARP’s international strategic
initiatives to advance older persons’ human rights and inclusion. She has extensive experience in international advocacy at the United Nations in the fields of human rights, humanitarian
aid, and development. Prior to joining AARP, she started Human Rights Watch’s program of work on older persons’ human rights. Brown's work and comments have appeared in major news
outlets such as The Economist, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, and News Deeply, in academic periodicals such as The Health and Human Rights Journal, The Sustainable Development Law
& Policy Journal, BMC Geriatrics, and edited books. Brown received her juris doctor from American University Washington College of Law, and her bachelor’s from Barnard College of
Columbia University. Thinking Policy Blog Link: https://blog.aarp.org/author/bethany-brown CONTACT Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethanylbrown/ For media
inquiries call 202-434-2560 or e-mail [email protected].