Staff
Head Office, Stockholm
Robert Hårdh
Executive Director
Robert has a Master of Laws degree from Uppsala University, specialising in human rights. He started working for Civil Rights Defenders as a human rights lawyer in 1999. In 2000, he was appointed Secretary General.
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Natasha Jevtic Esbjörnson
Head of Communications
Natasha has a Bachelor of Political Sciences degree and she is a trained journalist. Formerly she worked as a freelance journalist in Belgrade, Serbia. Natasha started working for Civil Rights Defenders in 2000. Between 2003 and 2006 she was stationed in Belgrade as Head of the Regional Office. Since 2006, she works as a Head of Communications.
Oskar Peterson
Fundraising Manager
Oskar has a Master’s degree in international economics/marketing and a Master’s degree from IHR in communications and information management. Formerly he worked to develop the funding and marketing of Save the Children. Since 2009, Oskar is in charge of Civil Rights Defenders’ funding.
Anja Steiber
Public Relations Officer
(on parental leave)
Anja has a Master’s degree in democratic development and a Bachelor’s degree in political science from Uppsala University. She also studied journalism at Poppius School for Journalism. Anja started working as an assistant at the Civil Right Defenders’ Information Department in 2006.
Anders O Blomberg Webmaster
Anders is an illustrator, graphic designer and web publisher. He has worked as a freelancer for many years and was previously employed at Mälardalen University College and Projectplace. Anders started working as a Webmaster for the Swedish Helsinki Committee in 2009.
Helena Grönbacke
Administrator
Helena has studied environmental issues and worked as an administrator at the Interpreter Services for the Deaf, the Handicap Ombudsman in Sweden and The Newspapers’ Employers Association in Sweden. Since April 2009, she works as a Administrator at Civil Rights Defenders.
Anne Nyqvist
Financial Manager
Anne has a Bachelor’s degree in economics, specialising in business economics and management. Previously she worked for the Volunteer Organisations Fund for Human Rights. Since 2008, Anne is Financial Manager for Civil Rights Defenders.
Sophia Ponzio
Programme Administrator
Sophia Ponzio has a Bachelor of Arts degree in cultural sciences/ethnology. Previously she worked for the Swedish branch of the Service Civil International as well as the SCI. Sophia Ponzio started to work as an administrator for Civil Rights Defenders in 2000. Since 2009, she works as a Project Administrator.
Erik Esbjörnson 
Programme Developer
Erik has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Sciences and is a trained journalist. Previously he worked as a freelance journalist in Belgrade, Serbia. Erik started to work for Civil Rights Defenders in 2001. Between 2003 and 2006 he was stationed in Belgrade and worked as Programme Director for the Western Balkans. Since 2006, he is Programme Director for the OSS Region (former Soviet Union).
Brittis Edman 
Programme Director Southeast Asia
Brittis has documented and analysed the human rights situation in Southeast Asia since the mid-90s, in particular Cambodia, where she has lived for seven years. Prior to joining Civil Rights Defenders in September 2010, Brittis worked for five years as a Southeast Asia researcher at Amnesty International. She has also worked for OHCHR (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) and Save the Children, and holds university degrees in mass communications and political science.
Joanna Kurosz
Programme Director Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Joanna has a Master of Arts degree in economic history from Uppsala University and she is a trained journalist from JMK (Stockholm University). She has worked as a correspondent for Sweden’s main news agency TT (Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå) in Moscow. Joanna started to work for Civil Rights Defenders in 2007 as Programme Officer for the CIS region (former Soviet Union).
Miroslav Durdevic
Programme Officer
Miroslav has a Master of Laws degree from Stockholm University, specialising in international criminal law and public international law. He started working for Civil Rights Defenders in 2003 as a programme officer for the Western Balkans. Since 2004, Miro works as Programme Officer
for the OSS region (former Soviet Union).
Peter Öholm Programme Officer
Peter has worked as a journalist during the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina and was stationed in Makarska and Tuzla. He has also worked as a reporter at Arbetaren, Aftonbladet, TV4, Ekot SR and Stockholm News. Peter started working as a programme officer for the Western Balkans in 2003. Today he is working as Programme Officer
for the OSS region (former Soviet Union).
Ninke Liebert
Project Coordinator, North Caucasus.
Ninke holds a law degree from Free University of Brussels and an LL.M. from NYU School of Law, and she is a member of the New York Bar. She has previously worked at the Belgian Embassy in Moscow and as a consultant for Russian Justice Initiative in Moscow. Ninke has been working for Civil Rights Defenders as a Project Coordinator for the North Caucasus since 2010.
Marie Månson
Programme Director Western Balkans
Marie has a Master's Degree in International Relations. Formerly she worked for the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. She started to work for Civil Rights Defenders in 1997, first as Programme Officer for the Western Balkans and then as Office Manager. Since 2003, she is Programme Director for the Western Balkans.
Åsa Bergqvist
Programme Officer
Åsa has a Bachelor of Arts degree in social sciences from Uppsala University. She started to work for Civil Rights Defenders in 1997 as an information and administration officer. From September 2005 to September 2006 she was stationed at our field office in Skopje, Macedonia. Today, she works as Programme Officer for the Western Balkans from the Stockholm office.
Field Office, Belgrade
Sofija Bulajic
Office Manager
Sofija has a Bachelor of Arts degree in organisational sciences from Belgrade University. Formerly she worked for an IT company. Sofija started to work for Civil Rights Defenders in 2004 as an Administration Officer. Today she is the Office Manager at the Committee’s office in Belgrade, Serbia.
Goran Miletic
Human Rights Lawyer
Goran has a Master of Laws degree from Belgrade University and a MA degree from the European Regional Master on Democracy and Human Rights in Sarajevo. He started to work for Civil Rights Defenders in 2004 as Programme Officer for the Western Balkans. Today he works as a Human Rights Lawyer, stationed in Belgrade, Serbia.
Natalija Bratuljevic
Programme Officer
Natalija has worked as a journalist for the student radio in Kragujevac and as a journalist and editor at TV Kragujevac in Serbia. She started to work for Civil Rights Defenders in 2000 as a programme officer for the Western Balkans, stationed in Belgrade. Since 2006, she works as Programme Officer at the field office in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Field Office, Sarajevo
Civil Rights Defenders field office in Sarajevo is open ten days a month. The Sarajevo office is manned in turns by Natalija Bratuljevic and Goran Miletic, based in Beograd.
Field Office, Pristina
Peter Mossop
Programme Officer
Peter has worked for Civil Rights Defenders since January 2010 with Kosovo and Macedonia. Previously he worked for the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and has also worked for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the ICDT. He holds a University Degree in Sociology specializing on Eastern and Central Europe.