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. 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, Global Department Director
global@crd.org

Africa and Middle East Department

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

Asia and Europe Department

Ivana Randjelovic, Asia and Europe Department Director
europe@crd.org 

Eurasia Department

Zinaida Muradova, Eurasia Department Director
eurasia@crd.org

Latin America Department

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

John Stauffer, Legal Director
legal@crd.org

Finance and HR

Jenny Epel Insulander, CFO
Mirjam Warne, Senior HR Strategist
finance@crd.org

Communications and Fundraising

Catrin Söderberg, Communications Director
communication@crd.org

Anna Magnard, Fundraising Director
fundraising@crd.org