Our Team
About Liberties
Liberties brings you information, news and analysis on civil liberties in the European Union. We source original articles on EU and national issues direct from our member NGOs and our expert staff in Brussels and Berlin. Our website hosts different kinds of materials.
First, educational materials, like blogs, info-graphics and videos designed to allow members of the public to learn more about their rights and freedoms and what the EU and national authorities are doing to protect or harm their civil liberties.
Second, we host campaigns on the website to give the public the chance to act together on rights issues that we think need urgent attention.
Third, we provide news and analysis to update you on the latest developments in Brussels and in the countries where we have members.
Fourth, we provide legal analysis, policy papers and studies aimed at experts and decision-makers working on civil liberties in EU affairs. To help as many people as possible get access to our information, we translate our work into several European languages.
Members of Our Board
Nancy MacPherson (Independent Board Member)
Małgorzata Szuleka (Vice-President of the Board)
Andrea Menapace (President of the Board)
Krassimir Kanev (Treasurer)
Natalija Bitiukova (Board Member)
Core Team
Orsolya Reich - Advocacy Officer (o.reich@liberties.eu)
Israel Butler - Head of Advocacy (i.butler@liberties.eu)
Jascha Galaski - Advocacy Officer (j.galaski@liberties.eu)
Balázs Dénes - Executive Director (b.denes@liberties.eu)
Valentin Toth - Communications Officer (valentin.toth@liberties.eu)
Linda Ravo - Advocacy Consultant (l.ravo@liberties.eu)
Sebastien Pant - Senior Communications & Press Officer (s.pant@liberties.eu)
Joana Marta - Advocacy & Research Assistant (j.marta@liberties.eu)
Nikolett Aszodi - Advocacy & Research Assistant (n.aszodi@liberties.eu)
Oleksandra Konoplia - Advocacy & Research Assistant (o.konoplia@liberties.eu)
Eva Simon - Senior Advocacy Officer (eva.simon@liberties.eu)
Vanja Prokic - Head of Communications (v.prokic@liberties.eu)
Michaela Brzezinka - Operations Manager (m.brzezinka@liberties.eu)
Jonathan Day - Head of Video Advocacy (jday@liberties.eu)
Member Organizations
Belgium
Member Organisation: Ligue des Droits Humains (LDH) (Belgique francophone)
Contact person: Camille Van Durme (cvandurme at liguedh dot be)
Bulgaria
Member Organisation: Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC)
Contact person: Raya Raeva raya dot raeva at bghelsinki dot org)
Croatia
Member Organisation: Centre for Peace Studies
Contact person: Lovorka Šošić ( lovorka dot sosic at cms dot hr)
Czech Republic
Member Organisation: Czech League of Human Rights
Contact person: Denisa Kramářová (denisa dot kramarova at llp dot cz), Dan Petrucha (dan dot petrucha at llp dot cz)
Estonia
Member Organisation: Estonian Human Rights Centre
Contact person: Liina Rajaveer (liina dot rajaveer at humanrights dot ee)
France
Member Organisation: VoxPublic
Contact person: Jean-Marie Fardeau, National Delegate (jm point fardeau at voxpublic dot org )
Germany
Associated Member Organisation: Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF)
Contact person: Luisa Podsadny (luisa at freiheitsrechte dot org)
Hungary
Member Organisation: Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU)
Contact person: Gabor Medvegy (medvegy at tasz dot hu)
Ireland
Member Organisation: The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL)
Contact person: Sinead Nolan (sinead dot nolan at iccl dot ie)
Italy
Member Organisation: Coalizione Italiana Libertà e Diritti Civili (CILD)
Contact person: Andrea Oleandri (andrea at cild dot eu)
Associated Member Organisation: Associazione Antigone
Contact person: Susanna Marietti (susanna dot marietti at associazioneantigone dot it)
Lithuania
Member Organisation: Human Rights Monitoring Institute (HRMI)
Contact person: Meta Adutaviciute (meta dot adutaviciute at hrmi dot lt) and Mažvydas Karalius (mazvydas dot karalius at hrmi dot lt)
Poland
Member Organisation: Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR)
Contact person: Małgorzata Szuleka (m dot szuleka at hfhr dot org dot pl), Natalia Wegrzyn (natalia dot wegrzyn at hfhr dot pl)
Romania
Member Organisation: Association for the Defense of Human Rights in Romania-the Helsinki Committee (APADOR-CH)
Contact person: Dollores Benezic (dbenezic at apador dot org)
Spain
Member Organisation: Rights International Spain (RIS)
Contact person: Lydia Vicente Márquez (lvicente at rightsinternationalspain dot org)
Slovenia
Member Organisation: The Peace Institute – Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies
Contact person: Brankica Petković (brankica dot petkovic at mirovni-institut dot si)
Sweden
Associated Member Organisation: Civil Rights Defenders
Contact person: Maria Granefelt (maria granefelt at civilrightsdefenders dot org)
Netherlands
Member Organisation: Netherlands Committee of Jurists for Human Rights (NJCM)
Contact person: Floor van Holsteijn (wgeur at hotmail dot com)
United Kingdom
Associated Member Organisation: Liberty – National Council for Civil Liberties
Contact: (pressoffice at libertyhumanrights dot org dot uk)
Translators
Bulgarian - Cveta Stoeva
Croatian - Martina Hrupic
Czech - Radovan Krámár
Estonian - Grete Anton
Dutch - Silke Zwijsen
French - Grégoire Fournier
German - Florian Hülsey
Hungarian - Róza Vajda
Italian - Katarina Tepic
Lithuanian - Petras Borisovas
Polish - Hania Robaszkiewicz
Romanian - Oana Girlescu
Spanish - Ethel Odriozola Monzón
Swedish - Alice E. Olsson