Head of Uganda, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and International Justice programs
Special focus: Prosecutions
Broadcast appearances: BBC World Service Radio, Radio Netherlands

A Dutch national born and raised in the Republic of Yemen, Marieke Wierda earned an LLB at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and an LLM at New York University, specializing in international law and human rights. She has worked with the United Nations, including as an associate legal officer for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) from 1997 to 2000. Prior to this, Ms. Wierda volunteered with the Office of the Legal Counsel at the UN in New York, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in London, and Interights in London. She is a member of the New York Bar and has taught international criminal law at the University of Richmond. She has a number of publications, including a book on international criminal evidence, co-authored with Judge Richard May of the ICTY.