Amnesty USA

 Adotei AkweiAdotei Akwei is Deputy Director for Advocacy & Government Relations for AIUSA. He has focused on human rights and U.S. foreign policy toward Africa since 1988 and has worked at CARE USA, the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights and the American Committee on Africa and The Africa Fund.Afgan MukhtarliAzerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli was abducted in Tbilisi and handed over to Azerbaijani authorities. He is finally free and is based in Beling however his case cast a dark shadow over Azerbaijan and Georgia, both of which ignored calls from international organizations to investigate the circumstances of his abductionAlex RaufogluAlex Raufoglu is an Azerbaijani-American HRD, researcher, and press freedom advocate who focuses on Eurasia. He is the country specialist on Azerbaijan and Georgia at Amnesty USA in Washington D.C. Alex also represents Azerbaijan's last remaining independent news agency TURAN in the United States.Alice DahleAlice Dahle is a 38 year member of AIUSA and chairs the Women’s Human Rights Co-group. She has actively campaigned for US ratification of the UN Women’s Treaty (CEDAW) and serves as a legislative advocate on human rights issues for several organizations.Amulya PanakamAmulya Panakam is a junior at West Forsyth High School in Cumming, Georgia. Amulya runs a Virtual Action Team through Amnesty, and advocates for human rights in her community. Amulya attempts to better her community through awareness and action!Andrew FandinoAndrew Fandino is the Senior Program Officer for the Individuals at Risk Program at AIUSA, where he leads the organizations work to support human rights defenders and help free prisoners of conscience around the world. He brings with him over 22 years of human rights advocacy experience, and has worked for such organizations as Amazon Watch, the Burma Border Projects, Friends of the Earth, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Watch, Peace Brigades International, and the U.S. Office in Colombia.Angelina NastasiAngelina Nastasi is an Organizer with AIUSA. In her roles, she develops and implements grassroots campaigning strategies alongside members and activists in a wide variety of states.Annie LeonardAnnie Leonard is the Director of Greenpeace, a world recognized climate advocacy and naturalist movement with a clear focus on nonviolent action and research backed policymaking. She has had this position for 6 years, and has also testified in front of congress, and directed the film The Story of Stuff.Arielle NewtonSenior Organizer with AIUSA. In her roles, she develops and implements grassroots campaigning strategies alongside members and activists in a wide variety of states.Astha BhandariAstha Bhandari is an SAC at AIUSA and Group Coordinator at AIUSA. Haley Goode and Fatima Kazi, her collogues, are officers ay Cox Mill highschool. They all bring their own passions to collaborate on human rights work at Cox Mill as well as in their own lives.Avtandil MammadovAzerbaijani government is claiming human rights activist Avtandil Mammadov, who fled the country to Georgia due to political persecution, was guilty of fraud and issued an Interpol Red Notice for his arrest. He is currently based in Tbilisi.Bob PearsonBob Pearson has visited Israel/OPT/Palestine several times over the years. He currently serves as the AIUSA Legislative Coordinator for New Mexico and as local group #463 coordinator. #463 has adopted the village of Nabi Saleh for long-term casework and has lobbied for HR2407 to protect Palestinian children.Christian RumuChristian Rumu is Amnesty International’s Great Lakes Campaigner at the Amnesty International Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya. He joined Amnesty in March 2015. Before then, he served as Assistant to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders in Africa at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’Cynthia Gabriel WalshCynthia Gabriel Walsh, she/her, is the Director of Human Rights Education, Youth & Student, and Community Programs for AIUSA. She has a background in community organizing and program development. Cynthia holds a MS in Dispute and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guinea, West Africa.Daphne EviatorDirector, Security with Human Rights program, AIUSADenise BellDenise Bell is a researcher at AIUSA, focusing on refugee and migrant rights and other issues including technology, corporate accountability, and COVID-19. She has authored or contributed to a number of reports and led missions in the U.S. and the Middle East. She was previously AIUSA’s senior campaigner for refugee and migrant rights and with the U.S. Department of Justice as an Attorney Advisor on the NY Immigration Court.Divya TadankiDivya Tadanki is a junior at Milton High School and serves as Co-Presidents for their Amnesty International Chapter in Georgia. She is passionate about engaging the student population and members of the community in human rights work on the local, state, and national level.Dr. Samantha BaerDr. Baer is an American gynecologist specialized in providing sexual and reproductive rights care to patients.Dylan O’ConnorDylan (He/Him) serves as AGR’s Policy and Coalition Coordinator, helping to develop policy and serving as point person for coalition partners. A passionate and dedicated activist, Dylan has worked to promote democracy and human rights at both the local and international level.Ed McKennonEd McKennon serves on the Library Faculty at the Glendale Community College (GCC). Faculty advisor for the AI-GCC student group, he has played a central role in developing Banned Books Week within AIUSA and in partnership with the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and the American Library Association (ALA).Edith GarwoodEdie Garwood serves as a Country Specialist covering Israel/OPT/Palestine for AIUSA. She served as Country Coordinator on Israel/Occupied Territories from 1987-1993/4 and received the 17th Annual Human Rights Award by the Human Rights Coalition of North Carolina in 2012 and the 2017 ‘Keeper of the Flame’ award from AIUSA.Ernest CoversonErnest Coverson serves as the Manager, End Gun Violence Campaign for AIUSA. The campaign work to eradicate gun violence plaguing the USA especially in Black and Brown Communities Ernest began his career in human rights as a student activist and matriculated his way to Regional Director with NAACP before joining Amnesty InternationalEsha SringeriEsha Sringeri is a junior at Milton High School where she serves as the Vice President of Milton Amnesty. She has spent time actively advocating for gender equality and ending gender-based violence as well as racial discrimination.Geoffrey MockAn Amnesty International member since 1986, Geoffrey Mock worked on a number of Syrian prisoners of conscience with local group 84 before joining the Middle East Country Specialist Program in 1991. He currently serves as the Egypt and Syrian country specialist.Geurline JozefGuerline Jozef is co-founder and Executive Director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA), whose mission is to guide, elevate, and empower Haitian immigrants through advocacy, organizing, outreach, and direct services. She is a leader in advocacy for Black immigrants and addressing anti-Blackness in the immigrant rights movement.Halle BalkewHalle Balkew is a senior at Milton High School and serves as publicity and outreach coordinator for Milton Amnesty. She is extremely passionate about criminal justice reform and advocating against racial injustice, and has spent the last two years advocating for these issues.Harry SandersHarry Sanders is a student group leader in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is also a regional leader as a part of the Climate advocacy group the Sunrise Movement, and for March For Our Lives. He is a prolific writer and artist, and passionate about local and international human rights advocacy.Hilary NaylorTrainer in the Membership Empowerment Training Program; Manager in the AGM Decisions Tracking and Implementation Team (TEMBO); Successful AIUSA Board Petition Candidate. Member of Local Group 612 San Francisco East Bay region.Jacob MundyJacob Mundy is assistant professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Colgate University and serves in the Middle East and Islamic Studies program. His research explores issues of late warfare and intervention in North and Saharan Africa. Co-author with Stephen Zunes of Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution.Janna JihadJanna Jihad is a 14-year-old journalist living in the village of Nabi Saleh and an advocate for Palestinian child rights living under Israel’s military occupation. She lives in the village of Nabi Saleh in the occupied West Bank, which has faced widespread, daily human rights violations.Jasmeet SidhuJasmeet Sidhu is a Senior Researcher at Amnesty International USA. Jasmeet is the organization’s lead expert on issues involving the intersection of gun violence and human rights in the U.S. She led Amnesty International’s research for their recently released report: In the Line of Fire: Human Rights and the U.S. Gun Violence Crisis. Her work also includes research on refugee resettlement, asylum, as well as other human rights issues, and she is a trained human rights observer. Jasmeet has drafted testimony on behalf of the organization for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and various Congressional Hearings. Jasmeet is a life-long human rights advocate and attorney whose prior work includes research and advocacy on racial profiling, post-9/11 hate crimes and immigration.Joanne LinJoanne Lin directs Amnesty International USA’s Advocacy and Government Affairs Department. She directs the development and implementation of strategies to advance the organization’s human rights priorities before Congress and the U.S. government. She leads a team of advocacy directors dedicated to protecting the human rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced peoples, prisoners of conscience, and gun violence victims. Prior to joining Amnesty International, Lin directed the national immigration policy advocacy program at the American Civil Liberties Union for over a decade.Dr. Jubril OyeyemiAs the Camden Coalition’s Medical Director, Jubril Oyeyemi works alongside an interdisciplinary team of nurses, community health workers, and social workers on our care management initiatives. In addition to his position at the Camden Coalition, Jubril is the Medical Director of Community Health Institute at Virtua and Founder & Chief Medical Officer of the Cherry Hill Free Clinic. He graduated from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and earned his medical degree from the Penn State College of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.Kadiatou SowKadiatou Sowa is a junior at Brooklyn Technical High School and founded their chapter of Amnesty International this fall and are passionate human rights advocates.Kaitlyn O'ShaughnessyKaitlyn O'Shaughnessy is a women's human rights thematic specialist for AIUSA.Katie DavosKatie Davos (she/her) is the Youth and Student Program Coordinator at AIUSA based out of Oakland, CA. She works to grow AIUSA's youth and student groups, providing centralized support and resources for groups to continue their activism and further human rights.Ken MayersKen Mayers has supported Amnesty International since 1972. He has served as a faculty advisor, international volunteer, country specialist and board member. Among many other committee roles, he served on working groups for three AIUSA strategic plans. Ken is currently developing human rights programs at St Francis College in Brooklyn.Kristina RothKristina Roth is AIUSA’s Senior Advocate for the Criminal Justice Program. She oversees the organization’s work to abolish the death penalty and stop unlawful force by police. She works with grassroots activists, impacted communities, partner organizations, elected officials and other top stakeholders to put an end to these urgent human rights abuses, serving as AISUA’s expert on these matters.Larry LadutkeLarry Ladutke serves as the El Salvador Country Specialist and NJ Legislative Coordinator. He has worked with Amnesty International to stop abuses against asylum seekers and to promote police accountability during the Trump Administration. He wrote a doctoral dissertation on the Salvadoran Truth Commission and police reform in El Salvador.Laura FranciscoLaura Francisco is a Staff Organizer for AIUSA in DC, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, and Virginia. She coordinates alongside with Member Leaders to mobilize activists around AIUSA campaigns, Urgent Actions, and legislative priorities. She is often inspired by the creativity and dedication that AIUSA activists bring to their human rights advocacy.Lauren BalascoDr. Lauren Balasco is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Amnesty Faculty Advisor at Stockton University in Galloway, NJ. She teaches a wide range of subjects, including human rights, comparative politics, global justice, and global politics. Dr. Balasco’s research focuses on transitional and transformative justice, international law, and human.Lillian NguyenLillian Nguyen is a high school student at Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Florida who has utilized writing as a safe space. She hopes to inspire others to use poetry as a form of expression, creating a community during these testing times.Lily GardnerMs. Gardner is the student support coordinator for the Sunrise Movement and grew up in Eastern Kentucky as a climate advocate, where dramatic economic disparities enabled an emphasis on the complex effects global warming has on communities.Lora RandaLora Randa (she/her) is a college sophomore from Minnesota studying chemistry, who began her Amnesty involvement 5 years ago as Student Group Coordinator for her high school’s AI chapter. She is now a member of AIUSA’s Youth Collective and a Legislative Coordinator for Minnesota.Madeleine SzaboMadeleine Szabo is a junior at Milton High School and serves as secretary for Milton Amnesty. Her passions include advocating for healthcare reform and sexual and reproductive rights, and she has spent the few years being active in this fight.Magdalena MedleyMagdalena Medley is women's human rights thematic specialist for Amnesty International USA. She works extensively on sexual and reproductive rights campaigns in South America.Marc BookmanFrom 1993 to 2010, he served in the Homicide Unit of the Defender Association of Philadelphia. He has taught at countless death penalty conferences and hands-on trainings across the nation. Marc is also an avid writer on various aspects of capital jurisprudence.Maria Solano ArauzMaria Solano Arauz (she/her) is a college freshman in Washington. After moving to the US, she began her Amnesty engagement 4 years ago as a High School Group Coordinator. She is now the Student Activist Coordinator for Washington and a Member Leader Representative for the EGV Focus Team.Mohammed El KurdAt eleven, Mohammed el Kurd returned from school in East Jerusalem to find half his home occupied by Israeli settlers and his grandmother hospitalized. Today, Mohammed is a poet and writer, currently pursuing an MFA in Poetry at Brooklyn College and has work appearing in The Guardian, Al-Jazeera, and PINKO.Molly GoldbergMolly Goldberg is a former AIUSA Board Member and the only successful petition candidate in the last five years. She works as a Fundraiser for Democracy for America and previously worked as Finance Director for multiple US Congressional races. She resides in Cincinnati, OH with her husband and two dogs.Nate SmithNate Smith is chair of the Military, Security and Police (MSP) Coordination Group at Amnesty International USA. He has worked in the MSP group since 2012, and works on issues related to arms transfers, international agreements and police use of force.Penelope HalkiadakisPenelope Halkiadakis (she/her) is a first-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University who began her AIUSA involvement 8 years ago. Since then, she has served in various capacities, including: member of AIUSA’s Youth Collective, member of IDEA Council, and member of the International Engagement Committee.Ramon CruzMr. Cruz grew up in Puerto Rico, where he was immersed in their rich ecosystems from an early age. In college, he grew to be inspired by the intersectionality of 20th century movements in Latin America and hoped to become more involved in movement building.Rebecca MaRebecca Ma is a senior campaigner driving AIUSA’s efforts to free people from immigration detention, and has worked on other campaign initiatives supporting refugee and migrant rights. She studied international relations at American University and volunteered with nonprofits in South America that support sex worker and migrant rights in Argentina and academic and cultural exchange between Chile and China.Sabina HennebergSabina Henneberg is an AIUSA country specialist for Tunisia and a senior analyst at Libya-Analysis. She is the author of Managing Transition: The First Post-Uprising Phase in Tunisia and Libya (forthcoming, Cambridge University Press), as well as several op-eds and peer-reviewed articles. She has taught at American University since 2017.Sarah BrownSarah Brown. I'm a mother of a 17-year-old who is a Running Start Student. Certified Med. Tech, Phlebotomist, Nurse- Delegate. WA. State Area Coordinator, a part of IDEA Team AIUSA, and ACSC Committee at Large. I used to coach volleyball, soccer, and fastpitch.Sim SmileySim Smiley is the Morocco country specialist; she developed her interest as a French interpreter both in the US and Morocco. An AIUSA member since the '80s, she assisted Ginetta Sagan. Sim has long served as a Presidential and high-level interpreter (US Department of State) in both French and Italian.Stephanie MelliniStephanie Mellini is AIUSA's Grassroots Legislative Manager.Pastor Steven TendoPastor Steven Tendo is an Ugandan asylum-seeker freed in February 2021 after nearly 26 months in immigration detention. While detained, his health severely deteriorated. Despite his compromised auto-immune system, the government continued to detain him during COVID-19 outbreaks. His case was the focus of a sustained campaign by Amnesty USA and globally.Tarah DemantTarah Demant, Director of the Gender, Sexuality, and Identity Program, leads AIUSA’s work on women’s rights, LGBTI rights, Indigenous Peoples’ rights, and sexual and reproductive rights. Previously she has worked with the US Human Rights Network and as a professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and English.Terrie RodelloTerrie Rodello is the AIUSA country specialist for the Republic of Congo and chair of the AIUSA Central Africa Cogroup. A long-time Amnesty International member leader, she has collaborated with her cogroup colleagues on numerous global campaigns and advocacy for the countries of the Central Africa region.Zoya WalianyZoya Waliany (she/her) has served as the AIUSA Saudi Arabia country specialist within the Middle East/North Africa Co-Group since 2017. She is a human rights activist based in the Bay Area who is passionate about racial and reproductive justice, and anti-occupation and anti-capitalist movements, among other issues. ................
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