Sara Whyatt is a campaigner and researcher on freedom of artistic expression and human rights. She headed the writers' association PEN International's freedom of expression program for over 20 years, during which time she campaigned for thousands of writers worldwide who had been imprisoned, attacked and even killed. She is now working on projects exploring the ways that artistic freedom is curtailed across the world, providing her expertise to a wide variety of organizations, including UNESCO, Council of Europe, International Federation of Arts Council and Cultural Associations, and the Swedish Arts Council as well as smaller arts and human rights organizations working to support threatened artists.