Anh-Thu Vo

Manager, Research & Advocacy, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center

Anh-Thu Vo is the manager of research and advocacy for the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center at PEN America. Previously, Anh-Thu worked as a junior officer of communications and coordination at the International Rescue Committee, Inc. in Geneva, Switzerland. She also has experience working at law firms as a paralegal and legal clerk in Washington D.C. and Virginia, working in criminal, civil, and renewable energy regulatory law. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 2019 with a double major in Global Security and Justice and African and African American Studies. While an undergrad, she volunteered for a crisis hotline and volunteered to teach English to UN peacekeepers in Vietnam. In 2021, she received her Master’s in Transitional Justice, Human Rights, and Rule of Law from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, where she focused her research on freedom of expression, hate speech, and social media.


Articles by Anh-Thu Vo

,
Tuesday April 9

Pham Doan Trang: A Courageous Voice for Change

Celebrated for her prolific writing and fearless activism for democracy and human rights in Vietnam, 2024 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write honoree Pham Doan Trang is known as an emblem of resilience and unwavering determination amidst adversity. Trang has had a significant impact through her roles as an author, online commentator, and journalist, advocating for reforms

,
Wednesday September 13

PEN America Criticizes U.S. Human Rights Record at the U.N. Human Rights Committee

PEN America submitted a report to the United Nations Committee on Civil and Political Rights, criticizing the human rights record of the United States on free expression, discrimination, and privacy.