Liesl Gerntholtz Named Inaugural Director of PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center

Apr 20, 2022

PEN America has announced the appointment of human rights advocate Liesl Gerntholtz as the inaugural director of the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center, an initiative that will expand the organization’s international efforts to defend free expression. Over a wide-ranging career working on human rights concerns, Gerntholtz, a native of South Africa, has focused on women’s rights, gender equality, gender-based violence, and the rights of people living with HIV.

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