The General Assembly of the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) approved the appointment of a new Board. Pierre-Arnaud Perrouty, Executive Director of the Belgian Human Rights League (Ligue des droits humains), will serve as President. The new Board brings together extensive experience in human rights, civil liberties, equality, civic space and the rule of law across Europe. Its members are:

Pierre-Arnaud Perrouty – President
Executive Director of the Belgian Human Rights League, Pierre-Arnaud has more than 20 years of experience in human rights, civil liberties, equality and strategic litigation. He has also served on the boards of Unia and Myria and is an appointed member of the Belgian Deontology Press Council.

Dr. Regitze H. Rohlfing – Vice President
Deputy Director and chief analyst at Nyt Europa, Regitze brings experience from Danish central administration, academia and the non-profit sector. She sits on the Advisory Board of the EU Bureau, an association for analyst and journalist engaged in data-driven EU journalism and political analyses. As a freelance researcher her work focuses on the politics of monitoring tools, democratic traditions and its implications across Europe and how civic and legal actors can use European law to defend democracy.

Claire McEvoy – Independent Board Member
As former Head of Research and Policy at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Claire has two decades of experience in policy research and management, focusing on human rights, civic space, and good governance. She previously led work at the OECD on protecting civic space.

Andrea Oleandri – Board Member
Co-Executive Director of CILD and Head of Communications at Antigone, Andrea has worked with both organisations since 2014. His work covers civic space, criminal justice, the rule of law, migration and freedom of expression.

Anna Indra Štefanides – Treasurer
A lawyer and statutory director of the League of Human Rights in the Czech Republic, Anna works on healthcare law, patients’ rights, civil society and the rule of law. She holds a law degree from Masaryk University and has served on the Czech Government Council against Torture and the National Convention on Education.

Liberties would also like to express its sincere gratitude to outgoing President Georgiana Gheorghe for her leadership, commitment and support throughout the transitional year. Her contribution helped guide the organisation through an important period of change and ensured continuity in its work and mission. The Board and the wider Liberties team thank her for her dedication.

The newly approved Board will continue to support Liberties’ mission to strengthen human rights, civil liberties and the rule of law across Europe, and to defend the organisations and people working to uphold them.