Our teams

ASF employs 125 people of more than 15 different nationalities. 96 of those are local staff in the field, 13 are expatriates, and 17 work at the headquarters.


Director General

Francesca Boniotti

Our team at headquarters

Based in Brussels, ASF headquarters is responsible for the overall coordination of programmes as well as the technical, logistical and financial support of the organisation. 

Our teams in the field (permanent missions) 

  • Burundi (office in Bujumbura): 4 expatriates, 31 local collaborators and 15 collaborating lawyers
    Head of mission: Jean-Frédéric Mortiaux
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (offices in Kinshasa, Bukavu and Bunia): 4 expatriates, 27 local collaborators and 186 collaborating lawyers.
    Head of mission: Aurore Decarnières
  • Nepal (office in Kathmandu): 1 expatriate and 1 local collaborator.
    Head of mission: Julie Fournier
  • Rwanda (offices in Kigali, Muhanga and Rubavu): 2 expatriates, 22 local collaborators and 140 collaborating lawyers
    Head of mission: Karine Ruel
  • Uganda (offices in Kampala, Soroti and Katakwi): 2 expatriates, 15 support staff, and 4 intern lawyers and 5 collaborating lawyers in partnership with FIDA-Uganda.
    Head of mission: Séverine Moisy

ASF's team in the DRC

Board of Directors

Role: oversight and decision-making on strategic issues affecting the organisation

President: Hafida Talhaoui

Vice-Presidents: Jean-Marc Verjus, Peter Van der Auweraert

Members: Jérome de Hemptinne, Lieven Denys, Peter De Smet, Myriam Kaminski, Pierre Legros, Filip Van Bergen, Luc Walleyn.

Our Volunteers

Avocats Sans Frontières also depends on the valuable contribution of numerous interns, volunteers and lawyers who, at headquarters or in the field, offer their commitment and their skills in the service of access to justice for all.

  • Interns at HQ: Josje Beukema (communication), Anouche Mardikian (HR).
  • Volunteer finances: Gisèle Van Antwerpen
  • Volunteer translators: Melanie Adriaenssens, Mitsuko Akiyama, Préscillia Algrain, Rosalie Daneels, Marijke De Pauw, Eva Devoldere, Ruben De Winne, Laura Fuster, Muriel Hublin, Alison Jenner, Sarah Kuen, Max Lees, Magali Loustau, Sophie Maral, Sophie Mirgaux, Melanie Reimer, Claire Shepherd, Karen Wooddissee, Dersim Yabasun.

News

Friday, 10 February, 2012 - 16:19

Mahendra Nagar, 6 February 2012 - It is freezing cold this morning in Far Western Nepal. Gopi Parajuli (ASF) and Anita Neupane (Legal Aid and Consultancy Centre) try to find their way through the bus station. In a typically helpful and gentle manner, a passer-by asks them: “Are you looking for the lawyer’s bus? There it is!” And he points towards a small vehicle with a message painted on it.  It is a so called ‘microbus’, of the kind used by thousands of ordinary Nepali every day to commute to work. The message on its side says: “Are you legally vulnerable because of your economic situation? Please contact the Kanchanpur District Bar Association”.

Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 - 11:40

Guatemala City / Brussels – Avocats Sans Frontières is pleased with the prosecution of former Guatemalan ruler (1982-83), José Efraín Ríos Montt, an encouraging development in the fight against the impunity for international crimes. Suspected of having given orders for multiple massacres during his time in power, Ríos Montt  was ordered to appear in court on 26 January . 

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