Global Council & Staff

Global Council

The Global Council is composed of leader advocates from the different regions in the world who direct the activities of Advocates International with an approach that considers the various interests, needs, and strengths of each region. Collaboration, mutual edification, and strategizing are key. The Global Council meets throughout the year via teleconferencing, and it meets once a year in-person in a chosen location during one of AI’s regional conferences. Its first meeting was in Istanbul in 2006.

Executive Committee

Chairperson: Mark Mudri

CEO & President: Teresa Conradie

At-Large: Latchezar Popov (Bulgaria)

Vice-Chair: Gregory Vijayendran (Singapore) At-Large: Elizabeth de Larios (Guatemala)

Member Ex Officio: Teresa Conradie

Secretary: Pete Rathbun (USA)

Advocates Asia & Oceania

Robin David (India)

Dongsub Sim (South Korea)

Advocates North America & Caribbean

Hyacinth Griffith (Trinidad & Tobago)

Ruth Ross (Canada)

Robert Trierweiler (USA)

Advocates Africa

Dr. Bankole Sodipo (Nigeria)

Hon. Mike Chibita (Uganda)

Advocates Europe

Eliseo Gomez (Spain)

Nancy Lefèvre (France)

Advocates Latin America

Uziel Santana (Brazil)

Grisel Arrecis (Guatemala)

Advocates International

Teresa Conradie

Staff

Headquarters

Teresa Conradie, President & CEO

Ligia Vallejo, Office Manager

International Team

Latchezar Popov, President of Advocates Europe

Regional Leadership

AI constitutes global, regional, and national leadership. The Global Council comprises global leadership. Below is a list of advocates who are leaders in their respective regions apart from the Global Council.

Africa	Sunny Akanni, Nigeria, Chairperson, Advocates Africa
Central Africa	Safari Gahizi, Rwanda, Coordinator, French-Speaking Central Africa
East Africa	Judy Kalinga, Kenya, Coordinator, East Africa Network
Southern Africa	Mateus Mosse, Mozambique, Coordinator, Southern Africa Network
West Africa	Komi Devotsu, Togo, Coordinator, West Africa Network
North Africa	Emad Felix Moubarak, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa Network
Asia	Gregory Vijayendran, Singapore, Facilitator, Advocates Asia
Central Asia	Asel Bayastanova, Kyrgyzstan, Facilitator, Central Asia Network
East Asia	Dongsub Sim, Seoul, Korea, Facilitator, Advocates Korea
South Asia	Robin David, New Delhi, India, South Asia Network
Australia	Mark Mudri, Adelaide, Australia, Facilitator, Australia Network
Caribbean	Justice Alice Soo Hon, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, Facilitator, Caribbean Network
Europe	Latchezar Popov, Sofia, Bulgaria, President, Advocates Europe
Balkans	Latchezar Popov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Facilitator, Balkan Network
Iberian Peninsula	Eliseo Gomez, Madrid, Spain, Facilitator, Iberian Peninsula
Scandinavia	Ruth Nordström, Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers, Uppsala, Sweden
Western Europe	Nancy Lefèvre, Global Council Rep., Advocates France
Middle East	VACANT, Facilitator, Middle East Network
North America	Ruth Ross, London, ON, Canada, President, Advocates North America
Latin America	Elizabeth de Larios, Guatemala, Global Council Representative, Latin America Network

Photo Gallery

Berlin, October 2018

Rio de Janeiro, November 2017

Cape Town, August 2015

Munich, May 2014

Hong Kong, April 2013

Barcelona, January 2012

London, January 2011

Washington D.C., October 2008