Brittany Hernandez

Brittany is Rights & Security International’s Migration and Citizenship Officer. She holds an M.A. in Human Rights from the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, and a B.Sc. in International Relations & Diplomacy from Seton Hall University.  

Brittany has previously worked at Catholic Charities, providing legal assistance and support to immigrants and asylum-seekers through the organisation’s Immigration Advocacy and Refugee Services programme.  

While completing her Master’s, she worked as an intern with the United Nations Development Programme in Bonn, Germany, contributing to the United Nations Volunteers’ communications strategies. During her undergraduate studies, she also interned with the International Rescue Committee in the U.S., delivering hands-on support to resettled refugee families.