Carly Nyst

Legal Director of Privacy International, a London-based NGO dedicated to fighting unlawful surveillance and promoting the right to privacy around the world.

Prior to taking up her current position, Carly was previously the legal adviser to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, and Visiting Scholar at the Colombia Law School’s Human rights Institute. She has also worked for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute and the Association for Progressive Communications. Carly is an Australian-qualified human rights lawyer.