Sharon Hom

Sharon Kang Hom (Chinese: 譚競嫦, born 20 May 1951) is the Executive Director of Human Rights in China, Adjunct Professor of Law at the New York University School of Law, and Professor of Law Emerita at the City University of New York School of Law. Hom taught law for 18 years, including training judges, lawyers, and law teachers at eight law schools in China. Her non-law book publications include Chinese Women Traversing Diaspora: Memoirs, Essays, and Poetry (ed.,1999). In 2007, she was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the "50 Women to Watch" for their impact on business.[1] Born in Hong Kong, she lives in New York with her family and 13 rescued cats and one dog.

Sharon Kang Hom
Hom in 2019
Born(1951-05-20)May 20, 1951
OccupationHuman rights activist
Years active1990-present
Executive Director of Human Rights in China
Assumed office
2002
Websitewww.hrichina.org/en

Biography

Sharon Hom was born in Hong Kong. She received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and her J.D. from the New York University School of Law, where she was a Root-Tilden Scholar.[2]

Hom has over 16 years of experience in U.S.-Chinese law training and legal exchange initiatives. She was a Fulbright Scholar in China (1986–88), served on the U.S.-China Committee on Legal Education Exchange with China (CLEEC) (1990–2000), and was a faculty member and program director for the U.S. Clinical Legal Education Workshop convened at Tsinghua University School of Law (2000).[3] She was also a scholar-in-residence at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center in Italy (2000).

She has participated in numerous NGO, corporate, multilateral and bilateral consultations and workshops. She has testified on behalf of HRIC before a number of international policy makers, including the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the European Parliament, and has given numerous presentations at major conferences on human rights and China organized by non-governmental groups such as the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace[4] and World Press Freedom Committee.

She served on the Committee on Legal Education Exchange with China (CLEEC) (1990–2000), the Committee on Asian Affairs (1998–2002) of the Bar Association of the City of New York,[5] and sits on the advisory board of Human Rights Watch/Asia (1995–present).[6]

Select Publications

Hom's research and publications focus on Chinese legal reforms, women's rights and international human rights.

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Testimonies and Presentations

References
  1. "The 50 Women to Watch 2007". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. "The Public Voice Tunis 2005 Symposium". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. November 16, 2005
  3. World Association of Newspapers ""Speakers biographies," Beijing Olympics 2008: Winning Press Freedom". Archived from the original on 2009-01-26.
  4. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 11 October 2007 "China's Olympian Challenge: Can Beijing Deliver on its Promises?" Check |url= value (help).
  5. National Endowment for Democracy, The "Biographies, 2008 Democracy Award". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06.
  6. "About Human Rights Watch: Board Of Directors & Advisory Committee". Human Rights Watch.
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