András Léderer

András Léderer leads the HHC’s advocacy efforts with a specific focus on international protection and the rule of law and has gathered a decade of experience in using international fora and mechanisms as well as media communication for this purpose. András also has vast field experience, including documenting unlawful push-backs and law enforcement violence on the Serbian-Hungarian border. Through training, networking and advocacy, he also supports grassroots groups working on the issue of border violence.

András earned his BSc (terrorism, conflict, and security) at Aberystwyth University and his MSc (violence, conflict, and development) at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He has co-developed and teaches a course on the sociology of terrorism at ELTE, Hungary’s largest university. He is a proud member of the first Obama Leaders: Europe alumni group.