Iain Overton is an award-winning investigative journalist and author who has covered armed violence in over two dozen conflict-affected countries and reported from 40 more. He is the Executive Director of the London-based human rights charity Action on Armed Violence, where he leads research and advocacy on harm to civilians from armed violence, following a career with the BBC and ITN. He is an associate professor at SOAS University of London, and his journalism has been recognised with a Peabody Award, a BAFTA Scotland and two Amnesty Awards, among others.
Iain Overton
