The IHRDC staff is made up of a group of dedicated human rights lawyers, researchers and historians, from a diversity of backgrounds, including many who were born in Iran and some who have only left recently. Many staff members possess expertise on Iran and the Middle East; several have experience working in the human rights field, including for other documentation projects, or criminal tribunals.

• Renee C. Redman

Executive Director

Renee C. Redman is an experienced human and civil rights attorney. Prior to joining IHRDC, she practiced immigration law at New Haven Legal Assistance Association and served as Legal Director of the ACLU of Connecticut. Until 2004, she practiced commercial litigation with Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP in New York City. She clerked for the Immigration Courts in New York City and Newark, New Jersey, and the Honorable Warren W. Eginton of the United States District Court in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She is an Adjunct Professor at Quinnipiac and University of Connecticut Schools of Law.