Katherine Cornett

Katherine is Deputy Director- Casework at Reprieve and works with the Unlawful Detentions, Africa and South East Asia casework teams. 

Prior to joining Reprieve, Katherine worked for UN peace missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and South Sudan, focusing primarily on the protection of civilians in conflict. She has also worked for a UN humanitarian agency in the Middle East and for several UN war crimes tribunals. Katherine has an MA from King’s College London, a BCL from the University of Oxford, an LL.B from the University of Toronto, and a BA from McGill University. She passed the bar in Ontario, Canada, and is admitted to legal practice in England and Wales (non-practicing).