Sara Whyatt is Freemuse’s Research Director with a long history of research and advocacy on freedom of artistic expression. She headed PEN International ‘s freedom of expression program for over 20 years before becoming a freelance consultant in 2013 since when she has contributed her expertise to numerous organisations working in the field of artistic freedom. She is a member of the EU/UNESCO Expert Facility 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and is also an Expert working on the Council of Europe Directorate for Democracy’s Free to Create-Create to be Free initiative.