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 press@crd.org or explore our Pressroom here. For general questions, contact info@crd.org. 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 
global@crd.org

Africa and Middle East Department

Mesfin Bekele, Director Africa and Middle East Department
africa@crd.org  

Asia Department

Rosanna Ocampo, Director Asia Department
asia@crd.org 

Eurasia Department

Erik Jennische, Deputy Global Department Director and Interim Director Eurasia Department
eurasia@crd.org

Europe Department

Ivana Randjelovic, Director Europe Department
europe@crd.org

Latin America Department

Pia Alvira, Director Latin America Department
latinamerica@crd.org

Martin Nyman, Interim Deputy Legal Director
legal@crd.org

Finance

Karin Ancker, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Executive Director
finance@crd.org

Fundraising and Communications

Morgan Olofsson, Fundraising and Communications Director
fundraising@crd.org, communication@crd.org

Security and Innovation

Zinaida Muradova, Interim Security and Innovation Director
sid@crd.org