Nicholas Bequelin is a Senior Fellow and Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center. A political scientist by training, he has over 20 years of experience as a human rights researcher and advocate in Asia, including senior leadership roles at Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, where he most recently served as Regional Director for Asia-Pacific.
An expert on China and authoritarian governance, Bequelin has authored landmark investigations and is a frequent commentator in leading international outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and Foreign Policy. His scholarly work has appeared in The China Quarterly and The China Journal. He holds a Ph.D. from the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS) and a degree in Chinese studies from the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO).
