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Brian Citro is a human rights lawyer and independent researcher. He works as an expert
consultant with the World Health Organization, Stop TB Partnership, United Nations
Development Program, and NGOs, such as Amnesty International, TBpeople, and the
Global Coalition of TB Advocates. Before this, he was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
and Clinical Lecturer in Law at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and the University
of Chicago Law School, respectively. Before that, Mr. Citro served as Senior Research
Officer to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health in New Delhi,
India. He is a recognized global leader on tuberculosis (TB), law, and human rights. Mr.
Citro has published extensively on the topic in legal and health journals. He has
spearheaded groundbreaking campaigns, including the Nairobi Strategy on TB and
Human Rights and the Declaration of the Rights of People Affected by TB, and he has led
legal and human rights projects on TB in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Mr. Citro holds a Juris
Doctor degree from UChicago Law and a Bachelor of Music Performance from Northern
Illinois University.
