LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Agnese is a Senior Legal Officer at ELSC since 2022, leading the defunding and de-risking team to support individuals and organizations facing financial access challenges with donors and banks. She holds a Law degree from the University of Milan and became a qualified lawyer in 2020. Prior to ELSC, Agnese worked as a trainee lawyer at an international law firm in Italy and as legal counsel for the digital services company Reply, specializing in civil and corporate law. She has also interned at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR). In Italy, she was active in movements and organizations supporting marginalized communities and homeless individuals through mutual aid initiatives and participated in projects in the Gaza Strip.
Andrea joined ELSC in 2023 as a Junior Legal Officer, initially part of the Defunding-Derisking team, and has now transitioned to the EU Legal team. She graduated in Law and Sustainable Development with a focus on migration law at the University of Milan. Prior to joining ELSC, she was active in grassroots movements and volunteered at a legal desk for migrants in Milan. She is Italian but based in Amsterdam.
Carolina joined ELSC in 2025 as a Legal Researcher in the EU legal team. She holds a Master’s degree in Constitutional Law from the University of Lisbon (2024), where she focused on the protection of the right to privacy in the digital age. She is also a lawyer qualified in Brazil, having trained in courts, law firms and human rights organisations. In recent years, she has focused on projects and studies related to digitalization, regulation of digital services, freedom of expression, and the protection of personal data.
Daan is a Senior Legal Officer managing impact litigation work at ELSC, focusing on strategic litigation and advocacy projects on corporate accountability. He has experience investigating corporate involvement in war crimes and has worked in Palestine with various local NGOs to document and report human rights violations. Daan holds a Bachelor’s degree in International & European Law from the University of Groningen and a Master’s degree in Public International Law from the University of Amsterdam.
Danah is a Legal Officer working on strategic litigation cases for ELSC across different jurisdictions. She joined the team in 2022, focusing on Germany. Her education from Maastricht University included Dutch, German, French, UK, and International law within a comparative degree, focused on European law. Previously, she worked with the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) on the ICC files investigating the occupation’s crimes in Gaza. She also studied Neurosciences and specialized in Neuro-Law, researching the nexus between criminality and justice practices. She has organized in various political movements and local grassroots collectives. Danah draws inspiration from the Zapatistas’ abolitionist community, Rojava’s struggle against fascism, Kashmir’s resistance against occupation, and the resilience of her people in Gaza.
Hisham is a Data Researcher who is currently a Palestinian law student studying in Berlin and works on the ELSC Monitor Database Project, documenting the major incidents of repression against Palestinians in Germany. The ELSC Database will provide a socio-political analysis of the mechanism of anti-Palestinian repression.
Giovanni is the co-founder and Executive Director of ELSC, overseeing the legal department with a special focus on strategic litigation cases. Previously, he worked as a trainee lawyer at a Human Rights law firm in Venice, specializing in mass torts litigation, Business & Human Rights, and civil liability before domestic and European courts. Giovanni graduated in International Law from the University of Trento and has been active in the Palestine solidarity movement for the last 15 years.
Jasmin joined ELSC in 2023 and is a qualified lawyer in Germany. She is dedicated to defending the rights of vulnerable groups and amplifying the voices of those who are often not heard. She completed her first law degree at the Freie Universität Berlin, focusing on European and international law, and her second law degree in Berlin.
Isabella joined the ELSC in 2023 as an intern, collaborating with the Defunding-Derisking team for 6 months. She rejoined the ESLC in 2025 as a Junior Legal Officer in the EU legal team, after graduating from the University of Milan with a thesis concerning mass surveillance, spywares and data protection.
Kiran is a Senior Legal Officer who joined ELSC in 2023, leading the EU legal team. She graduated in Law from the University of Trento in 2016 and qualified as a lawyer in 2020, focusing on criminal and migration law. Before joining ELSC, she worked for private law firms, the Italian Red Cross during the Mediterranean migration crisis, and at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Kiran is Italian-Indian and has lived in both countries. She is active in the prisoners’ rights movement and has been part of organizations exposing the exploitation of migrant farm workers in the agropontino region.
Nadija is a Senior Legal Officer trained as a criminal defense lawyer, focusing on political criminal proceedings and international criminal law. She studied at the Humboldt University in Berlin and the Irish Center for Human Rights in Galway. She lectured on criminal law at the Humboldt University and published academic pieces on the German judiciary’s handling of BDS-related cases, Apartheid in Israel, and the Nakba demonstration bans in Berlin. Nadija co-initiated the ad hoc lawyers’ group in Berlin, following the massive repression of pro-Palestine protests in October 2023. She has been involved in the Palestinian community in Berlin and Germany for over 15 years. Her political practice centers on anti-racism, anti-colonialism, criticism of the police and prisons, and the cross-community struggle for liberation.
Yasmin is a Legal Officer who studied law, political science, and economics in Egypt, where she qualified as a lawyer. She pursued her masters in Information Law, International Global Governance, and International Financial Law at the University of Cambridge. She has experience working in financial institutions and human rights organizations with specific expertise in protecting human rights defenders. Key cases include the Dr. Al-Singace case in Bahrain and accountability reporting in the Derna Storm Daniel Flood in Libya. She worked in financial compliance at a London-based startup and is currently qualifying in England and Wales.
Anna joined ELSC in 2024 as a Senior Legal Officer in the British team. She is a solicitor, qualified in England and Wales, having trained in local government, with a public law and employment law background. She holds an MA in Human Rights Law from SOAS where she studied international law and human rights in the Palestinian context. She has campaigned with local Palestine solidarity groups since 2010 in London, Worcester and Gloucestershire. Before qualifying as a lawyer, she worked for the refugee charity, the Helen Bamber Foundation, supporting survivors of human rights violations, and she continues to campaign and volunteer with migrant rights groups in the UK.
Zamzam joined ELSC as a Junior Legal Officer in 2025, as part of the Dutch Legal team. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s in Labour Law. Her focus is on the impact of fundamental rights within labour relations and beyond. During her studies, issues like freedom of expression and human rights in the workplace were her main focus. Before joining ELSC, she has experience as legal intern at human rights law firms as well as lecturing at a Dutch University.
ADVOCACY & COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Abir is the Senior Communication Officer at ELSC since 2025. She is a journalist and writer based in Berlin. She holds a Master degree in Political Communication from the City University of London. She has worked as a communication officer/ spokesperson for several Palestinian human rights and media organizations in Haifa and Ramallah and has been involved in several grassroot movements and initiatives in Palestine and elsewhere. Her political analysis and reporting appeared in several media outlets including Middle East Eye, TRT, Mondoweiss and The Nation and she has also produced and hosted podcasts.
Bashar is a Digital Communications Officer at ELSC since 2024. He is a Palestinian Art Director and Graphic Designer based in Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to working at the intersection between visual communication and social and political justice. He holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Design + Change from Linnaeus University in Sweden. Bashar also engages with various political movements and grassroots collectives, aiming to create progressive and sustainable designs that challenge societal norms.
Fidaa joined the ELSC in 2025 as the Chief of Advocacy and Communications. Raised in Gaza, Palestine, she lived, studied, and worked there until 2017. Her educational background combines Information Technology and Gender Studies. Before joining ELSC, Fidaa worked for three years as a Project Manager in Berlin, leading initiatives to address the social and economic challenges faced by migrants. Previously, she gained over eight years of experience with civil society organizations in Gaza, collaborating with both local and international NGOs on advocacy, social justice, anti-colonial human rights work, and gender studies research. Outside of work, Fidaa is active in grassroots initiatives supporting social and economic justice, as well as Palestine-related advocacy.
Juul is the Advocacy & Communications Officer for the Netherlands since 2024. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht in the Netherlands and a master’s degree in Public Advocacy and Activism from the University of Galway in Ireland. Immersing himself in the Palestine solidarity movement in the Netherlands, Juul co-founded Trade Union Members in Solidarity with Palestine when the Nakba intensified in 2023. In his role in this union members’ collective, he guides working people to organise themselves in the union against their complicit employers. Furthermore, Juul has co-created campaigns for civil society organisations, worked as a freelance journalist, and made short advocacy films.
Karim is an Advocacy & Communications Officer who studied communication sciences, focusing on the German public discourse regarding Palestine. He has been actively involved in the Palestine solidarity movement in Germany for years, participating in several groups and initiatives. Karim has studied and worked in Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Germany in the fields of political communication, media, and history.
Laila is an Advocacy & Communications Officer who studied International Sciences and European Institutions at the University of Milan and continued her studies in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Soas University of London. Since 2022, she has worked as an Advocacy & Communication Officer at ELSC. Previously, she was a social and participatory researcher for Codici Research and Intervention.
Sama is a Senior Communications Officer who coordinates the dissemination of ELSC content across relevant platforms and ensures that the ELSC’s digital communications and messaging about legal cases and campaigns are visible and aligned with its mission. She has worked with Palestinian civil society organizations in advocacy and political communication and in collaborative translation projects in film and theatre. Sama has a background in Social Sciences and International Relations and is currently pursuing a PhD exploring spatial and temporal dimensions of mapping Palestine and Palestinian cartographies of struggle and refusal.
Tasnima joined ELSC in 2024 as Britain’s Advocacy & Communications Officer.She holds an undergraduate degree in International Politics, a Master’s in Law, and recently completed the Barristers Training Course. Before joining ELSC, she worked as an international labor organizer and campaign lead for grassroots driver unions, including the New York Taxi Workers Alliance and App Drivers Couriers Union. She has been active in the Palestinian liberation struggle since University. Previously, she has campaigned to aid and publicize the plight of the Rohingya community and worked with stateless communities in Assam, India. She is currently involved in organising working-class communities towards a socialist internationalist future.
MONITOR & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
Amira is the Research Officer at ELSC. She joined ELSC’s Monitor and Research team in January 2025. Amira holds a PhD in International Relations (2022) and a Master’s in Global Political Economy (2016) from the University of Sussex. Before joining ELSC, she lectured in International Relations and Politics. Prior to that, she worked as an international advocacy officer at a local human rights organisation in Cairo, Egypt, where she focused on freedom of expression and association. During her university years, Amira was actively involved in student politics, particularly during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
Evalien is a Data Researcher who joined ELSC in 2023, monitoring repression of Palestine solidarity in The Netherlands. She is an MA International Relations student with a focus on the MENA region.
Layla is the Monitor Project Manager at ELSC. She joined the team in 2022 and has led the research department across different countries ever since. With her educational background in a multidisciplinary degree at Leiden University, she utilizes her knowledge of the politics of law and disinformation to study contemporary mechanisms of repression. For years, Layla has also been an organizer in the Palestinian solidarity movement.
Sophia is a Monitor Project Officer at the ELSC, documenting the repression and erasure of Palestine solidarity in Germany. Prior to joining the ELSC in 2025, Sophia completed a PhD in Social Anthropology, which analysed the racial politics in the sphere of struggle over BDS in Germany. Sophia also holds a BA from SOAS, University of London, and has worked in research, teaching, and the cultural sector. Active in Palestine solidarity initiatives across Germany and Britain, Sophia is particularly interested in activist-archival practices and supports the ELSC with monitoring the shrinking civic space around Palestine in Germany.
Tara is the Monitor Project Officer who joined ELSC in March 2024, monitoring repression of Palestine solidarity and the shrinking space for defending Palestinian rights in Britain. After graduating in Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London, she went on to receive her Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law. Previously, she worked with Law Centres across Britain on projects focused on migrant rights and access to justice for people with English as an additional language. She has been active in the Palestine solidarity movement for over 10 years, working predominantly on BDS campaigns in the student movement. Tara also co-founded Collective Action for Iraq (CAFI) in solidarity with grassroots activists of the 2019 popular uprising, and to organize in support of an egalitarian Iraq.
Lennart is a Data Officer at ELSC, monitoring repression of Palestine solidarity in Germany. He holds a BA in Political Science and a MA in Sociology. After his studies he worked in various research projects focusing on quantitative and qualitative social research in work and industrial sociology. Active in the Palestine solidarity movement for several years, he supports and manages data research at ELSC.
OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Amr is the Finance Manager at ELSC, a certified CMA financial specialist with extensive experience in Finance, Strategic Decision making, and supply chain management
Camille is the Chief of Operations & Development at ELSC since 2023, leading the Operations and Development Department. She holds a PhD from the University of East London (2012) and a Master’s in Postcolonial Theory from Goldsmiths University (2007). Before joining ELSC, she worked as a trade union organizer, researcher, and feminist organizer. She has been active in the Palestine Solidarity movement for the last twenty years. Before migrating to Britain in 2005, she lived and worked in Australia and was active in labor struggles, the national student movements, and radical social movements that focused on ending the mandatory detention of asylum seekers and campaigns to close refugee camps.
Dina is a Development Officer with a wealth of experience in Program Management, Marketing, Communications, and Crowdfunding. During her 9 years at Google, she led diversity programs for Women and Black Content Creators across EMEA. She was also a Google.org Ambassador for 3 years, leading multiple employee fundraiser campaigns, AI-powered initiatives, and volunteer programs to support nonprofits such as MSF. Dina also sat on the fundraising committee board of UK/Lebanon-based nonprofit Codebrave and co-led their annual Christmas fundraising event. She holds a BA and MBA in Business Administration.
Elisa is a Development Officer who facilitates ELSC’s development and fundraising efforts to ensure the organization receives the necessary resources to sustain its mission. Elisa has previous experience working in corporate accountability, with a particular focus on Israel’s occupation industry. She organizes locally, particularly with youth groups, for the ceasing of Western support to the Israeli occupation and for collective liberation globally. Elisa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Multilingual Communication from the University of Geneva and a Master’s degree in International Relations from Leiden University.
Mahmoud is an Operations Officer focused on streamlining processes and enhancing operational efficiency to meet strategic goals. He brings expertise across diverse sectors, including project management, research, data management, privacy and protection, cybersecurity and more.
Nathalie joined ELSC in 2024 as a Development Officer. She is a French and Lebanese activist and young professional with a background in resource mobilization and project management within non-profit organizations and the academic sector. Over the past 8 years, she has worked across Canada, France, the MENA region, and West Africa, honing her skills in grants management and partnership development, focusing on major institutions, foundations, corporations, and individual donors. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political and Administrative Science from Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth and a Master’s degree in International Studies from Université de Montréal.
Noelia joined ELSC in 2024 as HR Manager. Her experience spans several HR functions. Her approach to human resources is informed by her studies in social anthropology and humanities, bringing intersectionality, empathy, and solidarity into HR practices. She has extensive experience in full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, assessment centers, and KPI implementation. She enjoys developing comprehensive policies, DEI strategies, and driving employee engagement.