Alexandra Xanthaki was appointed UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights in October 2021. Alexandra is Greek and lives in the United Kingdom where she works as a professor of laws at Brunel University London, United Kingdom. Throughout her academic career, Alexandra has published over 50 publications relating to the cultural rights of minorities and indigenous peoples, cultural diversity, cultural heritage, balancing cultural rights with other rights and interests, and multiculturalism and integration in international human rights law. She has worked with NGOs, civil society and has consulted States on such issues.