Caylan Ford holds an MA in International Affairs from the George Washington University, and is currently pursuing a MSt in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford. Her research interests include human rights, dissent, and the rule of law in China. She has testified before the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China regarding China’s treatment of Falun Gong, and her writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, and the China Quarterly, among other publications.