Mariana Katzarova, is the Founder of RAW. Originally from Bulgaria, she was a founder of the first independent newspaper in Bulgaria in 1989, called “Democracy”. After working for 15 years in the war zones of Bosnia, Kosovo and Chechnya, including 10 years as the researcher on Russia and Chechnya at Amnesty International in London, Mariana founded RAW in 2006.

Nathalie Losekoot is a RAW trustee and the Senior Programme Officer for Europe at Article 19, the international human rights group campaigning for freedom of expression. Previously she worked for Amnesty International and for the Eurasia Foundation in Kyrgyzstan. Nathalie has a particular interest in the CIS region, linking human rights with development.

Nick Williams is a trustee of RAW and a lawyer in the international NGO sector, currently working as Legal Councel for Amnesty International. He is passionate about international human rights and, having trained as a litigator in the commercial sector, has worked for a number of rights based organisations both in the UK and abroad.

Friederike Behr is a RAW trustee and a researcher for Amnesty International. based in Moscow. In addition to human rights she is interested in theatre and the arts - especially where the later helps to promote human rights.

Barry Cohen is a trustee of RAW and a journalist and editor covering international financial issues. He previously served as Foreign Editor of the New Statesman and has contributed economic, political and investigative articles to many publications in the UK and abroad. He has also participated in various organisations promoting human rights in Africa and the Middle East.

Laura Maio is a trustee of RAW

RAW in WAR is grateful to the dedicated team of volunteers who work in many aspects of the organisation:

Zara Drei: Media Coordinator

Rivkie Fried: Writer / Editor

Elena Cook: Interpreter / Translater

Joy Watkins: Fund for Lana

Rumen Dimitranov: Graphic Designer

Elislava Abadzhieva: Film Editor

Justin Rhodes: Documentary Film Maker

Dmitry Borko: Film Maker

Jenny Matthews: Photographer

Matthew Ford: Photographer

Chitra Nagarajan

Ranj McNair: Book Keeper

Florence Sethi: Intern

Saskia Rusher: Intern

Previous RAW people:

Nerys Lee, after 25 years at Amnesty International as campaigner and researcher on Western Europe, has been working with Mariana on developing RAW. She is RAW's Company Secretary.

Louis Greig, is a trustee of RAW. He is a stock broker with JP Morgan and a patron of a number of charitable organizations, including the London Committee of Human Rights Watch.

Lynel Long, is a trustee of RAW and an independent consultant on humanitarian and development issues. After working at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Amnesty International, she co-founded Women-to-Work, a charity providing entrepreneurial training and mentoring for survivors of trafficking and domestic violence.

Marianne Craig, is a RAW trustee who runs her own career coaching business. She is the founder of Mirus, a low-cost coaching project, which brings together coaches to work with human rights activists and social entrepreneurs.

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