Victoria Brittain

Victoria Brittain
Born
Victoria Catherine Brittain

1942 (age 81–82)
India
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, human rights campaigner

Victoria Brittain (born 1942)[1] is a British journalist and author who lived and worked for many years in Africa, the US, and Asia,[2] including 20 years at The Guardian, where she eventually became associate foreign editor.[3][4] In the 1980s, she worked closely with the anti-apartheid movement, interviewing activists from the United Democratic Front and the Southern African liberation movements.[5] A notable campaigner for human rights throughout the developing world,[6] Brittain has contributed widely to many international publications, writing particularly on Africa, the US and the Middle East, and has also authored books and plays, including 2013's Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror.

  1. ^ Interview with Victoria Brittain by Håkan Thörn, 5 February 2000, reproduced on the Anti-Apartheid Movement Archives Committee Forward to Freedom project website.
  2. ^ "Victoria Brittain", 2020 shortlist, Palestine Book Awards.
  3. ^ Victoria Brittain profile, The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Victoria Brittain: Journalist". CND Peace Education. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Interview: Victoria Brittain". AAM Archives. 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Our Patrons". Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Retrieved 3 October 2020.