Sarah B. Markey is an undergraduate student at Yale University majoring in global affairs and receiving an intensive certificate in human rights. As a Peacebuilding Initiative Fellow at the Jackson School of Global Affairs, Sarah is working for the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ), Northern Ireland’s leading peacebuilding and human rights NGO.

At CAJ, Sarah is researching the termination of Legacy Inquests, the judicial fact-finding hearings into conflict-related deaths during the Troubles, following the enactment of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023. Her work focuses on documenting the inquests curtailed by the legislation, which halted proceedings into over 70 deaths, and analyzing the broader implications for Article 2 ECHR obligations and the peace process. Her study will be the first comprehensive review of recent inquest outcomes and is intended to support CAJ’s legal and advocacy efforts. 

Previously, Sarah worked for the International Rescue Committee as an adult education intern and at the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations, where she covered the UN Peacebuilding Commission and conducted policy research on cybersecurity in Latin America.

At Yale, Sarah is a fellow for the Program on Mass Atrocities in the Digital Era (MADE), a student leader for First-Year Outdoor Orientation Trips (FOOT), a counselor for Camp Kesem, and a student assistant in the Jackson School’s Career Development Office. She previously served as a fellow with the MacMillan Center’s Program on Refugees, Forced Displacement, and Humanitarian Aid. Her academic interests focus on effective peacebuilding and civilian protection in conflict and post-conflict settings.