Experience

Human Rights and Business Award Foundation

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair of the Board of Directors

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  Independent foundation giving annual award, accompanied by $50,000 grant, for "outstanding work by human rights defenders in the Global South or former Soviet Union addressing the human rights impacts of business". An international Advisory Network nominates organizations for the award. Independent foundation giving annual award, accompanied by $50,000 grant, for "outstanding work by human rights defenders in the Global South or former Soviet Union addressing the human rights impacts of business". An international Advisory Network nominates organizations for the award.



Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder-Director

  • 2002 - Sep 2013



Independent consultant

• Consultant on international human rights

  • 1993 - 2001

  1993-1995: Undertook projects, research missions and trial observations for Amnesty International and others. 1996-2001: Research & writing on the human rights impacts of business, including in South Africa, India, Thailand and Philippines. 1993-1995: Undertook projects, research missions and trial observations for Amnesty International and others. 1996-2001: Research & writing on the human rights impacts of business, including in South Africa, India, Thailand and Philippines.



Amnesty International

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Head of the Research Department

  • 1989 - 1993

  Responsibilities (shared with Head of Department) included:- managing 130 staff in the six Research Department units: Legal & Intergovernmental Organizations, Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East- ensuring quality, effectiveness & impartiality of Amnesty's country research, strategy & action- reviewing & approving publications, news releases, letters to government, proposals for missions & trial observations- advising on the application of Amnesty's mandate & policies- recruiting & training staff- supervising departmental planning, priority-setting & budgeting- as member of Senior Management Group, participating in the policy-making, planning, priority-setting & budgeting processes for Amnesty's International Secretariat and for the worldwide organization

• Legal Adviser

  • 1983 - 1989

  Responsibilities included:- advising Amnesty's country researchers on the proper and effective use of human rights standards, international law and national law- representing Amnesty at the United Nations and other international organizations, and raising Amnesty's concerns in those forums- analyzing legislation, trial proceedings and other legal matters- participating in research missions and trial observations