Camille Baker

Camille Baker was a news assistant and audience engagement fellow at The Intercept. She graduated from McGill University with a degree in religious studies, and from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism with an M.S. in journalism. She has previously worked for the School of the New York Times and Democracy Now. She is based in New York.

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The War on ImmigrantsFrom the Mediterranean to Mexico, Capt. Pia Klemp Believes Rescuing Refugees Is Worth Facing Prison Time

Camille Baker — Jul. 10

If governments are criminalizing people who “show basic human decency, then I think that shows that we’re doing something very right.”

Amid Spike in Migrants Crossing the Mediterranean, Europe Is Still Delaying Rescues

Camille Baker — Jun. 9

“They know where we are and they just wait for the Libyans to come tomorrow to pick our corpses,” came the anguished call from a boat in distress.

The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Harder for Transgender People to Access Homeless Shelters

Camille Baker — May. 23

A new Housing and Urban Development rule would roll back Obama-era protections for transgender people.

Migrants Trying to Reach Europe Are Trapped in Libya — Between Militias and the Sea

Camille Baker — May. 16

Amnesty International says that fighting in Tripoli has led to possible war crimes, and that migrants are in particular peril.

A Veteran’s War Movie Sheds Damning Light on How the Marines Fight in Afghanistan

Camille Baker — Apr. 7

“Combat Obscura” amounts to a deft condemnation of the behavior of U.S. troops, an excruciating lament for the loss of life caused by the Afghanistan War.

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