Experience

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  British council voluntary service overseas

  Nov 1992 - Jun 1997

  English language teacher: egypt, palestine, pakistan, eritrea, saudi arabia, london
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  - freelance

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2003

  Freelance journalist

  focusing on the Middle East, human rights, oversight of the security forces, & Brixton. Publications include al-Quds al-Arabi, Index on Censorship, Middle East International, Palestine News (as editor), Red Pepper, The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs & The Parliamentarian. Was consultant for John Pilger documentary, Palestine is still the issue. Later with the Brixton Bugle & Blog

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  Index on censorship

  Nov 1998 - Jan 2002

  Researcher / writer

  Monitoring, researching & writing about freedom of expression and human rights developments in the Middle East

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  Palestine solidarity campaign

  Mar 1999 - Aug 2002

  Exec cttee member, ed of palestine news, research & camp. manager on uk arms trade with israel
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  Commonwealth policy studies unit

  Jan 2000 - Oct 2000

  Field researcher

  Evaluating civilian oversight mechanisms over security forces across the Commonwealth, based on field research in Sri Lanka, Nigeria, South Africa, Barbados & St Lucia, reviewing relevant literature & writing a public report.

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  Amnesty international

  Feb 2003 - Dec 2016

  Leading AI's Syria/Lebanon/Jordan team on research & advocacy. Major projects included field and desk-based research on suspected war crimes, crimes against humanity, patterns of torture and discrimination, unfair trials, refugees, the disappeared and the missing. Scores of media interviews with BBC TV & radio (eg http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9705000/9705309.stm) , CNN, Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, Sky & multiple national outlets. Advocacy and representation with senior regional and global state and armed group officials, UN agencies and human rights bodies etc. (note one year sabbatical in Central and South America 2009-2010) Show less

  • Human Rights Researcher/Advocate on Syria/Lebanon/Jordan

    Jun 2006 - Dec 2016

  • Interim Researcher leading AI's Syria/Lebanon/Jordan team on research and advocacy

    Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

  • Campaigner on Syria/Lebanon/Jordan

    Feb 2003 - Jun 2005
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  Medical aid for palestinians (map)

  Feb 2017 - Nov 2020

  Director of advocacy and campaigns

  Increasing awareness among target audiences of barriers to health and healthcare for Palestinians under occupation and as refugees Strategically generating creative and robust output and activities to influence positive changeRepresenting MAP to international, governmental, parliamentary, diplomatic, civil society, journalist, supporter and general public constituencies.

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  Anti-slavery international

  Nov 2021 - Nov 2022

  Advocacy manager
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  Home

  Nov 2022 - now

  Campaigns & advocacy
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  War on want

  Oct 2023 - now

  Senior campaigner