Our network of volunteer country specialists work directly with researchers at our International Secretariat to ensure that Amnesty UK is engaged and informed of human rights developments all across the world.
We call these volunteers Country Coordinators, and together they make up the Country Coordinator Forum.
The forum is led by the Chair and Vice chair of the forum:
Chair: Jerry Allen - jerry.allen@amnesty.org.uk
Vice-Chair: Tess Linton - tess.linton@amnesty.org.uk
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World Regions
There are approximately 50 Country Coordinators, and they are divided into 13 Regional Teams, headed up by a regional team coordinator.
Local groups can opt-in to work on one or more of these 13 regions and are then supported directly by their regional team of coordinators.
North America & Caribbean
- Cuba: Sue Bingham*, sue.bingham@amnesty.org.uk
- North America: Lise Rossi, lise.rossi@amnesty.org.uk
- Haiti & The Dominican Republic, English Speaking Caribbean: (Recruiting)
Central America
- Mexico: Tilly Lavenas, tilly.lavenas@amnesty.org.uk
- Nicaragua & Guatemala: Pauline Uyterwijk Crosfield, pauline.uyterwijk@amnesty.org.uk
- El Salvador & Honduras: Sheila Royce*, sheila.royce@amnesty.org.uk
South America
- Colombia, Brazil: Richard Crosfield*, richard.crosfield@amnesty.org.uk
- Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay & Regional campaigns: Graham Minter*, graham.minter@amnesty.org.uk
- Argentina & Chile: Carla Torres carla.torres@amnesty.org.uk
Europe
- Turkey: Helen Clarke helen.clarke@amnesty.org.uk
- Western & Northern Europe: Anna Radzikowska Anna.Radzikowska@amnesty.org.uk
- Central & Eastern Europe & The Balkans: Ulrike Schmidt ulrike.schmidt@amnesty.org.uk
Former Soviet Union
- Russia: Barrie Hay*, barrie.hay@amnesty.org.uk
- Russia (LGBTQ & Women's Rights): Jennifer Adams jennifer.adams@amnesty.org.uk
- Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine: Tess Linton tess.linton@amnesty.org.uk
- Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan: Freshta Salam freshta.salam@amnesty.org.uk
- South Caucuses: Fuad Babayev, fuad.babayev@amnesty.org.uk
China & East Asia
- China and Taiwan: Nabila Ahmed nabila.ahmed@amnesty.org.uk
- Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea: Kenny Latunde-Dada*, kenny.latunde-dada@amnesty.org.uk
- Japan: Rachael Foster rachael.foster@amnesty.org.uk
South East Asia
- Burma/Myanmar: Teresa Hill teresa.hill@amnesty.org.uk
- Laos, Thailand: Duncan Booth*, duncan.booth@amnesty.org.uk
- Indonesia, Timor L’este, Vietnam: Lowis Fritchley, lowis.fritchley@amnesty.org.uk
- Philippines: (recruiting)
- Australia, Nauru, New Zealand and South Pacific Islands: Basia Giezek, basia.giezek@amnesty.org.uk
- Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore: Anna Vu, anna.vu@amnesty.org.uk
South Asia
- Pakistan: Ayesha Mehta ayesha.mehta@amnesty.org.uk
- Afghanistan & The Maldeves: Nigina Istanakzai-zarifi nigina.istanakzai-zarifi@amnesty.org.uk
- Bangladesh, Sri Lanka: Jerry Allen*, jerry.allen@amnesty.org.uk
- India & Nepal: Cherry Bird, cherry.bird@amnesty.org.uk
Middle East & Gulf
- Syria: Richard Kotter, richard.kotter@amnesty.org.uk
- Syria: John Elo, john.elo@amnesty.org.uk
- Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Lebanon: Garry Ettle, garry.ettle@amnesty.org.uk
- Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories: Bisher Poyil bisher.poyil@amnesty.org.uk
- Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman: Shirene Madani shirene.madani@amnesty.org.uk
- Yemen, Iraq, Saudi Arabia: Paul Dawson*, paul.dawson@amnesty.org.uk
- Iraq & Iran: Georgie Proctor georgie.proctor@amnesty.org.uk
- UAE & Iran: Oscar Jenz, oscar.jenz@amnesty.org.uk
North Africa
- Algeria, Libya and Egypt: Laura Caplowe Laura.caplowe@amnesty.org.uk
- Morocco, Western Sahara and Tunisia: Beverley Foulkes-Jones*, beverley.foulkes-jones@amnesty.org.uk
- Morocco, Western Sahara & Egypt - Debora Singer debora.singer@amnesty.org.uk
West & Central Africa
- Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra Leone: Oddy Okonta oddy.okonta@amnesty.org.uk
- Mali, Niger, Burkino Faso, Guinea, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, Togo: Marie Sano marie.sano@amnesty.org.uk
- Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and Cameroon: Eleanor Morrissey, eleanor.morrissey@amnesty.org.uk
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi: Marie-France Nguo,
marie-france.nguo@amnesty.org.uk
Horn & East Africa
- Eritrea, Somalia, Uganda: Alex Jackson*, alex.jackson@amnesty.org.uk
- Ethiopia, Kenya: Patricia Bartley, patricia.bartley@amnesty.org.uk
- Tanzania, Sudan, South Sudan, Chad: Beatrice Mahoney, beatrice.mahoney@amnesty.org.uk
Southern Africa
- Angola, Mozambique: John Stacey john.stacey@amnesty.org.uk
- Malawi & Namibia: Jonahid Miah jonahid.miah@amnesty.org.uk
- South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zambia: Matilda Phiri matilda.phiri@amnesty.org.uk
- Zimbabwe & Botswana: Susan Kurr* Susan.Kurr@amnesty.org.uk
* Regional Team Coordinator
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Resources for Country Coordinators
