William Bourdon is a lawyer with Bourdon-Voituriez-Burget in Paris, where he works primarily on cases of business, media and penal law. He also does human rights work. He represented Franco-Chilean families in the complaint filed in October 1998 against General Augusto Pinochet and also represented civilian groups in the French case against Serbs charged with war crimes. He also served as General Secretary of the International Federation for Human Rights from 1995 to 2000. William has written several books on international justice and human rights. His last book, Petit manuel de désobéissance citoyenne, was published in 2014 by Éditions JC Lattès.William Bourdon has been on the organization’s Board of Directors since September 28, 2001.