THE CAMPAIGN'S STEERING COMMITTEE
The Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan is led by a Steering Committee
of Azerbaijani and international human rights defenders and their organisations.
Members of the Campaign’s Steering Committee:
Zohrab Ismayil, economist and human rights defender, Open Azerbaijan Initiative
Samed Rahimli, human rights lawyer
Gulnara Mehdiyeva, feminist and LGBTQ human rights defender, contributor to OC Media
* Azerbaijani journalist, woman human rights defender
* Azerbaijani lawyer, woman human rights defender, member of the Bar Association
Tamar Beria, International Partnership for Human Rights
Dinara Gagoshidze, Netherlands Helsinki Committee
Thomas Vogel, European Platform for Democratic Elections
Eka Iakobishvili, Open Society Foundations
** Florian Irminger, Progress & Change Partnerships
* Member of the Steering Committee who wishes their name not to be made public due to risks of repression in the country
** Member ex officio, representing the secretariat of the Campaign entrusted to Progress & Change Partnerships
The governance of the Campaign is secured by a memorandum of understanding adhered to by all members of the Steering Committee and their organisations who lead the Campaign, entrusting the Campaign’s secretariat to Progress & Change Partnerships.