The RightsCon Program

Ana María Rodríguez

Research Analyst, A4AI, World Wide Web Foundation

Natalia Krapiva

Tech Legal Counsel, Access Now

Natalia works to prevent and mitigate legal risks to the Digital Security Helpline and its beneficiaries. She also leads Access Now's efforts to strategically engage courts and legal processes to uphold digital rights. Prior to Access Now, Natalia worked as a prosecutor at Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. While in law school, Natalia worked at the UC Berkeley Human Rights Center’s Investigations Lab, where she learned to use digital evidence for human rights documentation and accountability. As a law student, Natalia interned at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Queens County District Attorney’s Office, and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Prior to law school, Natalia was a Legislative Analyst at Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and a Legal Assistant at Mobilization for Justice. Natalia holds a BA in Political Science from Columbia University and a JD from the UC Berkeley School of Law. She is licensed by the state bar of New York.

Ahmed Medien

Program Manager - Misinformation Projects, Hacks/Hackers

Chenai Chair

Special Advisor Africa Innovation Mradi, Mozilla Foundation, Curator My Data Rights (Africa)

Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew

PhD Candidate, Monash University

Islam Khoufi

Tunis Office Operations Manager, Access Now

Islam joined Access Now in 2014. She works as operations manager for the Tunis office. Islam worked in logistics for civil society events. She organized several training sessions among women's rights NGOs both in Tunisia and Morocco. From 2011, Islam was involved with several NGOs and government organizations working on women's rights and violence against women. Islam was in charge of logistics for several funders visiting Tunisia for networking or training sessions. Islam has a bachelor's degree in business and management and a Masters in tourism and hotel management from "Institut des Hautes Etudes Commerciales" in Tunis. Islam believes in the power of people to change things in their country and more broadly in their region. She also believes in the power of networks to defend and extend the rights of users at risk.

Naomi Alexander Naidoo

Movement Builder, Chayn

Petra Molnar

Associate Director, Refugee Law Lab, York University

Bissan Fakih

Senior Campaigner, Digital Action

Marwa Fatafta

Middle East and North Africa Policy Manager, Access Now

Marwa Fatafta leads Access Now’s work on digital rights in the Middle East and North Africa region as the MENA Policy Manager. She is an advisory board member of the Palestinian digital rights organization 7amleh, and a policy analyst at Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network working on issues of political leadership, governance and accountability. Before joining Access Now, Marwa worked as the MENA Regional Advisor at Transparency International Secretariat in Berlin and coordinated regional and global efforts to mainstream gender into anti-corruption policies and norms. She previously served as a Communications Manager at the British Consulate-General in Jerusalem. She was a Fulbright scholar to the US and holds an MA in International Relations from Syracuse University and an MA in Development and Governance from the University of Duisburg-Essen. Marwa is a feminist killjoy, a painter, and a chocolate addict.

Emilie Pradichit

Founder & Executive Director, Manushya Foundation

Nilesh Christopher

Reporter, South Asia, Rest of World

Os Keyes

PhD Candidate, University of Washington

Verónica Arroyo

Latin America Policy Associate, Access Now

Verónica is a Policy Associate for Latin America at Access Now based between Lima and Córdoba. She previously worked at Access Now as a Policy Intern. She is also Vice Chair of the Youth Observatory, an Internet Society Special Group of Interest, and co-founder of Embajadores de Internet, an educational project. Her main aim is to increase awareness on data protection and digital security, and to empower youths in Latin America. Verónica received her Bachelor of Laws from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Before joining Access Now, Verónica was a Legal Assistant in a Peruvian law firm and a teacher assistant in Human Rights, Antitrust and Media Law. As a hobby, she studies languages, to date she is fluent in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Tip to break the ice: Ask her about MUN.

Kaia Tan

Digital Protection Coordinator Asia, Front Line Defenders

Houda Benmbarek

Gender and Migration Expert, Fund for Global Human Rights

Daniel Leufer

Europe Policy Analyst, Access Now

Daniel works as Europe Policy Analyst at Access Now's Brussels office. He works on issues around artificial intelligence and data protection, with a focus on facial recognition and other biometrics. Previously, he was hosted by Access Now as a Mozilla Fellow from October 2019 to July 2020. During his Mozilla Fellowship, he worked with Access Now to develop aimyths.org, a website that gathers resources to tackle 8 of the most common myths and misconceptions about AI. He has a PhD in Philosophy from KU Leuven in Belgium and has worked on political philosophy (especially political dissidence), philosophy of technology, and the philosophy and sociology of war. He is also a member of the Working Group on Philosophy of Technology at KU Leuven.

Eliška Pírková

Europe Policy Analyst, Global Freedom of Expression Lead, Access Now

Nikole Yanez

Digital Security Consultant, Barracón Digital - Honduras

Charlotte Godart

Investigator & Volunteer Community Lead, Bellingcat

Isedua Oribhabor

Business and Human Rights Lead, Access Now

Isedua is Access Now's Business and Human Rights Lead. She received her J.D. from Fordham Law School in New York City, as well as an LL.M. in International Business Law from Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid. Isedua's work with the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham sparked her interest in Business and Human Rights, leading her to pursue the topic as it relates to the technology sector. Isedua was previously a Legal and Policy Fellow working with Access Now's policy team in Latin America, but has since defected to New York. Besides social justice, Isedua's other deep passion in life is Van Gogh.

Ángela Alarcón

Campaigner, Latin America and the Caribbean, Access Now

Hannah Lucal

Associate Director, Open MIC

Jennifer Brody

U.S. Advocacy Manager, Access Now

Jennifer Brody is U.S. Advocacy Manager at Access Now. She closely monitors legislative developments in the U.S. pertaining to digital rights and supports the organization's global advocacy campaigns. Previously, Jen managed programs to combat disinformation online and enhance government accountability worldwide at the National Democratic Institute. Before that, she covered tech policy as a legislative staffer on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Jen also has experience working on Latin American affairs for the UN Population Fund and in peacebuilding at a Colombian think tank. Jen holds a MA in International Relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a BA in Political Science and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kassem Mnejja

Middle East and North Africa Campaigner, Access Now

Koliwe Majama

Projects Coordinator (Africa), Association for Progressive Communications

Estelle Massé

Senior Policy Analyst and Global Data Protection Lead, Access Now

Estelle is Senior Policy Analyst and Global Data Protection Lead at Access Now. Her work focuses on data protection, privacy, surveillance and telecoms policies. In particular, Estelle leads the work of the organization on data protection in the EU and around the world. She is a member of the Multistakeholder Expert Group of the European Commission to support the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). She graduated with a Master in European Law from the University of Granada, Spain.

Beatrice Martini

Education and Communities Lead, Access Now

Kyung Sin Park

Director, Open Net Korea

Gaspar Pisanu

Latin America Policy Manager, Access Now

Gaspar is Access Now's Latin America Policy Manager. He studied law at the National University of Córdoba, Argentina. Since his first contact with the subject of internet law and economics in that institution, he has been passionate about how law can adapt to new technologies for the protection of digital rights. He is also hopeful about technological changes in the near future. In his free time, Gaspar is also a chef and a DJ!

Namrata Maheshwari

Asia Pacific Policy Counsel, Access Now

Ghada Oueiss

Journalist, Television Host, and Media Trainer, Al Jazeera

Mohamed Chennoufi

Education and Communities Regional Coordinator, Access Now

Willmary Escoto

U.S. Policy Analyst, Access Now

Dina Ahmed

Activist, Academic (Gender, Sexuality, and Political Economy)

Juliana Castro

Senior Designer, Access Now

Juliana is the Senior Designer at Access Now. She is a Colombian graphic designer, Fulbright alumna, and the founder of Cita Press, an open-access feminist digital library and publishing resource, for which she received a Latin American Design Award. Before working for Access Now, Juliana worked at the Berkman Klein Center for the Internet at Harvard University and for museums and art galleries in Austin, Cambridge, New York, and Bogota. Juliana holds an MFA in Design from the University of Texas at Austin and completed her undergraduate education at the National University of Colombia and the Politecnico di Torino in Italy. She speaks fluent Spanish, Italian, English, Celsius, and Centimeters.

Marianne Díaz Hernández

#KeepItOn Fellow, Access Now

Birgit Kainz-Labbé

Coordinator of the Civic Space Unit, UN Human Rights

Mary Annunziata

Development Manager, Grants & Institutional Giving, Access Now

Bridget Andere

Africa Policy Associate, Access Now

Rasha Abdul Rahim

Director, Amnesty Tech, Amnesty International

Izak C. Rosenfeld

Associate General Counsel, Access Now

Damar Juniarto

Executive Director, SAFEnet

Laura O’Brien

U.N. Advocacy Officer, Access Now

Laura is our U.N. Advocacy Officer. She joins Access Now after completing her LLM at Columbia Law School where she graduated with honors as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and with a Parker School Certificate of Achievement in International and Comparative Law. During her legal studies, Laura explored the pervasiveness of censorship – particularly of human rights defenders – in the digital realm, and assisted the Columbia Law School Human Rights Clinic on issues related to business and human rights. Laura also holds a JD from the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, an MA in International Development from the University of Kent, Brussels School of International Studies, and a BA in Social Justice and Peace Studies from King's University College at Western University. Laura has previously worked with human rights experts and international organizations based in Córdoba, New York, Geneva, Ottawa, and Toronto. She is a licensed barrister and solicitor in Ontario, Canada.

Kevin Willits

Grants Program Officer, Access Now

Jiyoun Choe

Legal Counsel, Open Net Korea

Tiri Kananuruk

Artist, Researcher, and Co-Founder, Morakana and NUUM Collective

Sage Cheng

Design and UX Lead, Access Now

As the Design and UX Lead at Access Now, Sage Cheng leads the organization's design and creative strategy for campaigns and web development for digital engagement. With a problem-solving design thinking, she develops human-rights-centered user engagement, builds data visualization to amplify impact, and brands for RightsCon. Sage has a background in advertising and publishing. Her previous work includes branding for NYC Department of Education's iZone initiative and event design for Red Bull's Human Potential Institution. Sage holds a MFA in Communications Design from Pratt Institute. She practices art in her spare time to examine the relationship between human and machine, individual and society.

Natasha Msonza

Africa Digital Protection Lead, Digital Defenders Partnership

Moliehi Makumane

Researcher, UNIDIR

Helen Nyinakiiza

Training Consultant

Felicia Anthonio

Campaigner, #KeepItOn Lead, Access Now

Felicia Anthonio works with Access Now as Campaigner for the #KeepItOn Campaign, a global campaign that fights against internet shutdowns. The #KeepItOn coalition is made up of over 210 organizations across the world. Before joining Access Now, she was a Programme Associate at the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) where she coordinated the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a continental network of free expression organisations in Africa. Felicia led the AFEX’s campaigns and advocacy work on freedom of expression including the safety of journalists, access to information and internet freedoms and digital rights with particular focus on policy reforms that are inimical to the enjoyment of freedom of expression (offline and online). She is a 2019 Fellow of the African Internet Governance School (AfriSIG). She holds a Master’s Degree in Lettres, Langues et Affaires Internationales from l’ Université d’Orléans, France and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French and Psychology from the University of Ghana.

Mario Felaco

Executive Director, Conexo

Hannah Storey

Business and Human Rights Advocate, Front Line Defenders

Raman Jit Singh Chima

Asia Policy Director, Senior International Counsel, Access Now

Raman Jit Singh Chima serves as Asia Policy Director and Senior International Counsel at Access Now, leading the organization's work in protecting an open internet and advancing the rights of users at risk across the region. He is a founding volunteer with the SaveTheInternet.in Net Neutrality Coalition and assisted the legal team involved in the Supreme Court of India's landmark Shreya Singhal v. Union of India judgment on internet free speech. Prior to this, he served as Policy Counsel and Government Affairs Manager with Google based in Delhi across 2010-2014 and advised government, industry bodies and academia on technology policy issues. He is an India qualified lawyer enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi and clerked for Justice V.S. Sirpurkar of the Supreme Court of India, in addition to training with India's National Judicial Academy and National Human Rights Commission. Raman has studied internet regulation as an independent research fellow with the Sarai programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, and contributed to Freedom House's inaugural Freedom on the Internet report in 2009. He holds a Bachelors in Arts and Law (Honours) from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, where he was Chief Editor of the Indian Journal of Law and Technology.

Berhan Taye

Senior Advisor, Internet Governance and Policy Global Internet Freedom