Oona is a former labour MP and a broadcaster, writer and political campaigner.
Oona is founding chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Genocide Prevention in the House of Commons; an associate fellow of Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs); chair of the Institute for Community Cohesion (iCoCo), and chair of Rich Mix Cultural Foundation.
She continues to work on issues around human rights, international development, genocide prevention, and the environmental impact of resource exploitation. Oona writes for papers including the Guardian, New Statesman, Sunday Telegraph, and Observer, and is a presenter for television and radio documentaries.