Brigitte Dufour is the Director of International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR). She oversees the management and operations of the organisation, represents the organisation in international fora, and takes the lead on fundraising and programme and partnership development. Based in Brussels, she is ideally placed to carry out advocacy before the EU institutions.
Simon Papuashvili joined IPHR’s Brussels team in 2012. He initially worked as a project coordinator, managing projects implemented in cooperation with partner groups. In 2017, he became Programme Director and is now in charge of programme development, management, and oversight, together with IPHR’s Director.
Programme Manager, Emergency Coordinator, Team Lead
Eastern Europe & South Caucasus | Research & Investigations
Svitlana Valko is responsible for project management, coordination of emergency measures, and general protection. She is a specialist in the documentation of war crimes, gross violations of human rights, and crimes against humanity. She is also a security trainer.
Eastern Europe & South Caucasus | Research & Investigations
Matt joined IPHR’s team in September 2021. Since 2022, he has been involved in project implementation across IPHR's Eastern Europe and South Caucasus portfolio, with a primary focus on open-source research. He also acts as the editorial focal point for the regional team.
Eastern Europe & South Caucasus | Research & Investigations
Dmytro Afanasiev joined IPHR’s team in December 2022 as a Field Researcher in the Ukraine office. He assists in the processing of evidence and planning a field fact-finding mission in Ukraine. Dmytro holds a Master’s degree in public administration from the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”.
Anastasiya Donets joined IPHR as a Legal Officer in 2021. In her current role as Head of the Legal Team for the Eastern Europe & South Caucasus Programme, she leads work on criminal and human rights litigation and sanctions across the region.
Mariam joined the Legal Team of the IPHR in September 2023 as a Legal Officer. She became a Senior Legal Officer and a Deputy Head of IPHR’s Legal Team in April 2026.
Nuvola joined IPHR as a Legal Officer in 2023. She specialises in international criminal law and international humanitarian law, corporate accountability and transnational repression.
Tamar Ruseishvili joined IPHR in 2025 as a Legal Officer. She specialises in public international law strategies for accountability, sanctions and reparations in situations of armed conflict, occupation and authoritarian abuse.
Tamar Beria joined IPHR’s team in January 2019 as a Project Officer in the Tbilisi office. She assists with project administration and coordination. Tamar holds a Bachelor’s degree in law from Tbilisi State University and a Master’s degree in Human Rights from the University of Essex.
Rachel joined IPHR in April 2015. She is programme director of the Central Asia team, and as such she oversees project implementation, conducts research and produces publications together with the organization’s partner groups, contributes to IPHR’s advocacy and project development and is a member of IPHR’s Editorial Board.
Ann-Sofie Nyman has been working for IPHR since its foundation in 2008. She is now Research, Publications & Policy Senior Advisor in the Central Asia Team. She works on research and publications together with IPHR’s partner groups, contributes to advocacy and communications, provides input on strategy development and policy issues and takes part in project development and implementation.
Anne Sunder-Plassmann joined IPHR in 2014. She conducts research, produces publications together with the organization’s partner groups and contributes to IPHR’s advocacy and project development.
Andrea Strasser-Camagni joined IPHR in March 2020. She conducts research and produces publications together with the organisation’s partner groups, contributes to IPHR’s advocacy and project development and is a member of IPHR’s Editorial Board.
Lucie originally joined IPHR in 2020 as an intern. She now works in the Central Asia team on project implementation and assists with IPHR's Central Asia advocacy and publications.
Ayazhan Oirat joined IPHR in 2024 as a Project coordinator of IPHR’s EU-funded project on monitoring justice reform: “Coordinated Civil Society Action to Promote Rule of Law for All.” She also helps manage and prepare materials for publication on social media for the Central Asia team. Ayazhan holds a law degree (LLM) and is a strong advocate […]
