Laura Milne is a senior human rights and rule of law professional with over 15 years of international experience advancing access to justice, labour rights, and gender equality. She currently serves as Country Director for the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Armenia.

Before joining RWI, Laura was Country Director for the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) in Jordan, where she led both the country and regional offices. In that role, she partnered with government and civil society to strengthen labour protections, combat trafficking in persons, and address sexual and gender-based violence.

Previously, Laura spent over four years in Myanmar, first as Senior Legal Advisor to a USAID-funded civil society and media strengthening programme, and later with the International Development Law Organization, where she advised on the design and implementation of rule of law initiatives. She has also lived and worked in Vietnam and India, managing projects on anti-corruption, clinical legal education, and counter-trafficking. In addition, she has contributed to programmes in Libya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, and Bahrain.

Laura qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2009 and began her career with Liberty, the UK’s leading civil liberties organisation. She also serves on the board of Justice Base, a UK-registered organisation supporting community-led democracy and governance in Southeast Asia.

She holds a BA from King’s College, London and postgraduate qualifications in law from BPP University, London.