Contact – Departments

Civil Rights Defenders has more than 70 staff members of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. Our staff is located at our headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, or at our regional offices or stations in Afica, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The staff includes human rights professionals, country experts, lawyers, security and technology specialists, and other specialists.

Contact the department relevant to your question. For press and media requests, contact [email protected] or explore our Pressroom here. For general questions, contact [email protected]. For information about our leadership, read more here.


Our regional work is coordinated and managed under our Global Department, consisting of regional departments for Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Europe, Latin America and Middle East. Our work in Sweden is coordinated and managed under our Legal Department.

Global Department

Gabrielle Gunneberg, Director Global Department 
[email protected]

Africa and Middle East Department

Mesfin Bekele, Director Africa and Middle East Department
[email protected]  

Asia Department

Rosanna Ocampo, Director Asia Department
[email protected] 

Eurasia Department

Erik Jennische, Deputy Global Department Director and Interim Director Eurasia Department
[email protected]

Europe Department

Ivana Randjelovic, Director Europe Department
[email protected]

Latin America Department

Pia Alvira, Director Latin America Department
[email protected]

Martin Nyman, Interim Deputy Legal Director
[email protected]


Finance

Karin Ancker, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Executive Director
[email protected]

Fundraising and Communications

Morgan Olofsson, Fundraising and Communications Director
fundraising@crd.org, [email protected]

Security and Innovation

Zinaida Muradova, Interim Security and Innovation Director
[email protected]