International Secretariat Senior Leadership Team

The International Secretariat of Amnesty International is led by a team of Senior Directors headed by the Secretary General. The Senior Directors work closely with the directors and deputy directors of the IS' programmes (departments) and together they provide strategic direction, operational management and direct support to the secretariat’s staff and volunteers. They also work closely with the directors of Amnesty International’s local chapters.
The Senior Directors are:

Good news

Political prisoner release should prompt continued pressure on Myanmar

14 October 2011

Three prisoners of conscience for whom Amnesty International has campaigned for years have been released.

Ugandan gay rights activist wins top human rights award

13 October 2011

Ugandan LGBT activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera has been awarded the 2011 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.

Syrian woman activist wins human rights award

7 October 2011

Razan Zaitouneh, who was forced into hiding after defying the Syrian authorities' crackdown on dissent, has won the 2011 Anna Politkovskaya Award.