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:
Freshta Salam - freshta.salam@amnesty.org.uk
Vice-Chairs:
Nabila Khan - nabila.khan@amnesty.org.uk
Marie-France Nguo - marie-france.nguo@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: (Recruiting)
- North America: Lise Rossi, lise.rossi@amnesty.org.uk
- Haiti & The Dominican Republic, English Speaking Caribbean: Fareeha Ahmed Fareeha.Ahmed@amnesty.org.uk
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
- Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela: Graham Minter, graham.minter@amnesty.org.uk
- Argentina & Chile: Carla Torres carla.torres@amnesty.org.uk
Europe
- Turkey: Chris Ramsey Chris.ramsey@amnesty.org.uk
- Western & Northern Europe: Jovana Bosnjak Jovana.Basnjak@amnesty.org.uk
- Balkans: Rovena Tanazi Rovena.Tanazi@amnesty.org.uk
- Central & Eastern Europe: Ulrike Schmidt* ulrike.schmidt@amnesty.org.uk
Former Soviet Union
- Russia: Barrie Hay*, barrie.hay@amnesty.org.uk
- Russia (LGBTQ & Women's Rights): Hollie Watts, hollie.watts@amnesty.org.uk
- Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine: Gheorghe Zugravu Gheorghe.Zugravu@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 Khan* nabila.khan@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: Jonathan Bailey Jonathan.Bailey@amnesty.org.uk
- Australia, Nauru, New Zealand and South Pacific Islands: Laura Caplowe Laura.caplowe@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: (recruiting)
- 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: (Recruiting)
- Yemen, Iraq, Saudi Arabia: Paul Dawson*, paul.dawson@amnesty.org.uk
- Iraq & Iran: (Recruiting)
- UAE & Iran: Oscar Jenz, oscar.jenz@amnesty.org.uk
North Africa
- Algeria, Libya: Joe Dunford Joe.Dunford@amnesty.org.uk
- Morocco, Western Sahara and Tunisia: Beverley Foulkes-Jones*, beverley.foulkes-jones@amnesty.org.uk
- Egypt - Debora Singer debora.singer@amnesty.org.uk
West & Central Africa
- Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra Leone: (Recruiting)
- 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: (Recruiting)
- 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, Madagascar: Susan Kurr* Susan.Kurr@amnesty.org.uk
- Malawi, Botswana & Namibia: (Recruiting)
- South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini: Shanice Zakuani Shanice.Zakuani@amnesty.org.uk
- Zimbabwe & Zambia:(Recruiting)
* Regional Team Coordinator
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