ARTICLE 19 Europe governance

Chair

David Diaz-Jogeix

Chair

David Diaz-Jogeix

David is a member of ARTICLE 19’s Europe and Central Asia board and has been Senior Director of Programmes at ARTICLE 19 since September 2013.

He is responsible for overseeing the programmes of work in Europe and Central Asia, and Asia-Pacific, the thematics leads on Media freedom, Protection and the UN Team, supports governance structures, as well as internal security.

With a BA in Political Science from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Grenoble, David has more than 20 years of professional experience in human rights with the UN, and various IGOs and INGOs.

Prior to joining ARTICLE 19, David worked for Amnesty International for ten years, primarily as Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia. He worked in the Balkans region during and after the armed conflict for 7 years, mainly for the OSCE. David lived and worked for 4 years in various countries in Africa, including post-genocide Rwanda, Liberia and Burkina Faso.

David speaks English, French and Spanish and has knowledge of Serbo-Croatian.

E-mail: [email protected]

Treasurer

Nicola Dodero

Treasurer

Nicola Dodero

Secretary

Julia Hoffmann

Secretary

Julia Hoffmann

Julia Hoffmann combines experience in research and higher education (management) with programme and strategy development in the non-profit sector. With degrees in both International Communication (M.Sc., cum laude) and International Law (LL.M., cum laude), she received her PhD from Amsterdam University in 2009.

In her academic life, she has taught International Communication and Conflict & Media at the University of Amsterdam and served as Assistant Professor for Human Rights, Media and Conflict at the UN University for Peace in Costa Rica. Her research interests focus on the nexus of communication technologies, human rights and conflict. She has served on the Editorial Board of the International Communication Gazette (SAGE). Publications include Communication and Peace. Mapping an emerging Field (2015, Routledge, co-edited) and The Responsibility to Protect. From Principle to Practice (2012, Amsterdam University Press, co-edited).

Within the non-profit sector, work as trainer and researcher for UNESCO and various NGOs brought her to Central America, Hong Kong and the Africa Great Lakes region. For six years, she worked for international development organisation Hivos, where she led the development of data-based advocacy programmes to increase transparency and accountability across Latin America, South East Asia and Eastern and Southern Africa. This included collaborations with ARTICLE 19, such as in Open up Contracting and  All Eyes on the Amazon. She developed Hivos’ Digital Futures Agenda.

She has since moved into academic leadership, first as Head of Studies for the Social Sciences at Amsterdam University College (AUC) and, at present, as part of the leadership of the University of Amsterdam’s Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). She is a member of the Advisory Committee to the Dutch League for Human Rights and NWO’s (Dutch Research Council) Joint SDG Research Programme and of the Ethics Board of DATAActive/The Politics of Data according to Civil Society.

Member

Peter Noorlander

Member

Peter Noorlander

Peter has spent his professional life defending the right to freedom of expression and journalists around the world. A former member of ARTICLE 19’s legal team, he co-founded and led MediaDefence.org, which provides legal defence to journalists, and he has been at the heart of international campaigns on issues such as the right to information and ending the imprisonment of journalists for defamation. Peter is passionate about leaving the planet in a better state than he found it and he volunteers his time fundraising and providing support for Extinction Rebellion which he urges you to support – the disruption they cause is nothing compared to what we face when we don’t reverse our destructive habits. Peter is a trustee of Privacy International, which fights for a world where technology will empower and enable us, not exploit our data for profit and power; and of Doc Society, a non-profit committed to enabling great documentary films and connecting them to audiences globally. He consults on issues of media law and policy, civil society empowerment and organisational development. When he’s not at his desk he’s probably out running.

Member

Lesley Swarbrick

Member

Lesley Swarbrick

Lesley Swarbrick was appointed HR director of TI Media, formerly Time Inc. UK, in August 2014. In her nearly four years with the company, she was instrumental in the transformation of the business, leading a range of leadership and communication initiatives – including the work around the company’s strategic narrative.   Prior to joining Time Inc. UK, Lesley had a long and distinguished career in HR at the BBC spanning two decades. In addition, she ran a successful HR consultancy business, where her clients included the Financial Conduct Authority, Amnesty International and Fox International.

As HR Director BBC Vision, Lesley reported to the Executive Director and was responsible for supporting the Executive Directors of BBC Vision and BBC MC&A in developing, integrating and implementing the People Strategy to achieve the broader business objectives of the organisation.

Lesley is a former journalist with a strong interest in human rights and freedom of expression issues.

MoU between the International Office of Article 19 and Stichting Article 19

International Office of ARTICLE 19 and Stichting ARTICLE 19 signed Memorandum of Understanding that will enable both organisations to fully collaborate in order to fulfil our shared mission:

“ARTICLE 19 works for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear or discrimination.”

 

Remuneration

Board members do not receive any remuneration from the foundation but may claim the direct cost of travel expenses for attending board meetings. The current board members are employed by ARTICLE 19, a charity registered in England & Wales, in executive functions and receive remuneration for that function in line with ARTICLE 19’s remuneration policy.

 

Our activities

ARTICLE 19 has been registered as a foundation in The Netherlands since 1986 (Registration KvK: 41205236).

Our objective is worldwide promotion and protection of the fundamental right without interference to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

The foundation is establishing its legal, governance and administrative structure and has not carried out any activities last year. No financial transactions have been carried out.

Read our policy plan

Annual Reports

Annual Report 2020

Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2023

Financial accountability

2019 Accounts Report 

2020 Accounts Report 

Please see information on ARTICLE 19’s international governance and accounts here.