Kavitha Chekuru is an independent journalist and documentary filmmaker. Her reporting on human rights and justice has focused on topics such as the war on Gaza, the US bombing campaign in Afghanistan, numerous investigations into the killings of land rights activists in Latin America and enforced disappearances in Mexico. She directed and produced the award-winning documentary The Night Won't End which investigated Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the role of the United States. In the US, her reporting has covered a wide range of issues such as safety lapses in the air and rail industries, Indigenous land rights, family separation at the US-Mexico border and the transformation of American politics over the past decade.

Her writing has been featured in The Nation, The New York Times, The Intercept and Rolling Stone. Her reporting has been recognized with the Peabody award, the George Polk award, the Edward R. Murrow award, and seven News and Documentary Emmy nominations.

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