Rosa Freedman joined the University of Reading in 2016 having previously been at Birmingham Law School and Queen Mary, University of London. Rosa has written articles on legal matters for national media and online blogs, and has provided research and expertise to a number of NGOs. Her first book, 'The United Nations Human Rights Council: an early assessment' was published in March 2013 and her second book 'Failing to Protect: The UN and Politicisation of Human Rights' was published in May 2014.