Contact – Departments

Civil Rights Defenders has more than 100 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 Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. The staff is made up of human rights professionals, country experts, lawyers, security and technology specialists, as well as other specialists.

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


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

Global Department

Gabrielle Gunneberg, Director Global Department 
[email protected]

Africa Department

Mesfin Bekele, Director Africa Department
[email protected]  

Asia Department

Rosanna Ocampo, Director Asia Department
[email protected] 

Eurasia Department

Helen Rask, Director Eurasia Department 
[email protected]

Europe and MENA Department

Goran Miletic, Director Europe and MENA Department and Deputy Global Programme Director
[email protected]

Latin America Department

Erik Jennische, Director Latin America Department
[email protected]

John Stauffer, Legal Director and Deputy Executive Director
[email protected]


Communications

Catrin Söderberg, Interim Communications Director
[email protected]

Finance

Karin Ancker, Chief Financial Officer
[email protected]

Fundraising and Partnerships

Mikael Ehrlington, Interim Development Director
fundraising@crd.org

Security and Innovation

Annica Ekfeldt Renberg, Interim Security and Innovation Director
[email protected]