Who We Are

Mission and Principles

ESCR-Net Members —over 280 social movements, NGOs and advocates across 75 countries— “seek to build a global movement to make human rights and social justice a reality for all.” Read more...

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Board

ESCR-Net’s Board is elected every three years from and by Members based on principles of regional diversity, gender balance and inclusion of grassroots groups.

	Francisco Rocael Board Chair Consejo de Pueblos Wuxhtaj (Guatemala)
	Cathy Albisa Treasurer National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (United States)
	Sandra Ratjen Secretary Franciscans International (Switzerland)
	Ruth Aura-Odhiambo Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) (Kenya)
	Saeed Baloch Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (Pakistan)
	Hasan Barghouthi Democracy and Workers' Rights Center (Palestine)
	Herman Kumara National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (Sri Lanka)

Read Board members biographies here.

Secretariat

ESCR-Net Secretariat staff members facilitate the strategic dialogue and collective action of Members, with a primary office in New York City and staff in Montevideo, Cairo, Toronto, and London.

	Chris Grove Executive Director cgrove@escr-net.org
	Joie Chowdhury Program Facilitator jchowdhury@escr-net.org
	Francesca Feruglio Monitoring Program Coordinator fferuglio@escr-net.org
	Aya Fujimura-Fanselow Women and ESCR Program Coordinator afujimura-fanselow@escr-net.org
	Thea Gelbspan Membership and Solidarity Director tgelbspan@escr-net.org
	Daniela Ikawa Strategic Litigation Program Coordinator dikawa@escr-net.org
	Georgia Marman Development Assistant development@escr-net.org
	Sergio Rozalén Communications Coordinator srozalen@escr-net.org
	Greta Salazar de Villacis Institutional Development Director gvillacis@escr-net.org
	Sally Sami MENA Region Membership and Program Facilitator ssami@escr-net.org
	Susie Talbot Legal Director stalbot@escr-net.org
	Anne Treaba Finance Associate atreaba@escr-net.org

Read staff biographies here.