Kathleen Davis
Kathleen Davis is the Director of Strategic Engagement for the Waging Justice for Women initiative. Prior to joining CFJ, Kathleen served as the Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, where her work included promoting human rights and gender equality through the development and implementation of Canada’s feminist foreign and international assistance…
Nikke DeYear
Nikke DeYear is the Foundation’s Head of Operations, responsible for its human resources, administration, financial, and program operations. She has worked in various roles in the nonprofit sector to establish an expertise in nonprofit operations and capacity building, including for Common Impact and Boys Town New York. She previously worked for the US Mission to…
Yasmine Chubin
Yasmine Chubin is the Legal Advocacy Director for the Foundation’s Docket initiative. She is also a Harvard Law School Wasserstein Public Interest Fellow. Previously, Ms. Chubin was a Trial Lawyer in the Office of the Prosecutor of both the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and a Legal Officer to the…
Stephen Townley
Stephen Townley is Legal Director of the TrialWatch initiative at the Foundation. Previously, he served as Deputy Legal Adviser to the U.S. Mission to the UN in New York, Deputy Legal Adviser to the U.S. Mission to the UN in Geneva, and Special Assistant to the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State, among…
Anya Neistat
Anya Neistat is Legal Director of The Docket initiative at the Foundation. Anya has been involved in international human rights work for more than two decades and has conducted over 60 investigations in conflict areas around the world. Before joining CFJ, she was Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, responsible for leading the organization’s global…
Alex Bailin KC
Alex Bailin KC is a fair trial specialist with an international practice. His work centers on criminal justice and human rights in a variety of settings. He has worked on numerous death row appeals from Caribbean jurisdictions. He has submitted Amicus briefs in the US Supreme Court on Guantanamo Bay litigation. He has taken cases…
Helena Kennedy KC
She has championed law reform for women, especially relating to sexual and domestic violence and developed the defense of Battered Women’s syndrome in the British courts. She has chaired the British Council and the UK Human Genetics Commission. She has been a member of the House of Lords for over 20 years, where she chairs…