Victoria Brittain

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.