James is a founding co-director of FairSquare, and is based in London.

He researches and writes about human rights and western foreign policy, including for the European Council on Foreign Relations. James was a deputy director at Amnesty International, where he managed the organization’s work on migrant labour, business and human rights, arms control and the death penalty. He previously worked for the UK Foreign Office.
He is a board member of the AB Charitable Trust.
He has a Masters in International Politics from SOAS, University of London.

Nicholas is a founding co-director of FairSquare, based in France. He is a leading advocate on migrant workers’ rights and sport.

Nick was a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch for five years, where he conducted research and advocacy on a wide range of rights issues, including work on abuses in agricultural supply chains and heat-related deaths in the construction sector.

He has a PhD in the international law on slavery, forced labour and human trafficking and has written for publications including The New York Times, The Guardian, and VICE. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Development.

Susie is Operations Manager at FairSquare and is responsible for all operational aspects of the organisation as well as providing support to individual projects.

Susie has a background in law and is admitted as an attorney in Botswana where she previously worked for a human rights NGO.  She is based in the UK.

Alex is a Human Rights Coordinator for FairSquare, carrying out research and advocacy in the UK in relation to political prisoners and freedom of expression in Egypt and the Gulf.

Alex gained experience in human rights advocacy as a Research and Advocacy Associate at the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) where he focused on Human Rights and UK Foreign Policy in Bahrain, political prisoners, and sportswashing. Prior to this, Alex held multiple roles at the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, working on campaigns including the relationship between climate breakdown and potential nuclear conflict.

Alex holds an MSc in Comparative Political Thought from SOAS, University of London.

Nigel is a non-executive director of FairSquare Projects.

Nigel is a partner at a leading UK human rights and personal injury law firm. He focuses on employment and discrimination law and has acted in a number of major claims for mistreated workers, including on behalf of those working in the gig economy who are denied employment rights.

Nigel regularly speaks on employment and discrimination law issues and is co-author of Employment Law and the Gig Economy, a book that considers the particular legal issues affecting employment status claims in general and gig economy work in particular, and provides advice aimed at trade union representatives and other advisors. He is based in London.

Rasha is a non-executive director of FairSquare Projects.

Rasha is Co-Director of Amnesty Tech, a globally distributed team of advocates, hackers, researchers and technologists at Amnesty International working to ensure that advancements in technology benefit, rather than erode, human rights. She also heads up the Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Team, managing global research, policy, advocacy, and campaigning. She leads Amnesty’s work on autonomous weapons and sits on the Steering Board of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

Rasha was previously Researcher / Advisor in the Arms Control, Security Trade and Human Rights Team and was centrally involved in the global campaign to secure the 2013 Arms Trade Treaty. She holds a BA in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge, an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from SOAS and a Graduate Diploma in Law from BBP Law School. She is based in London.

Christina is a non-executive director of FairSquare Projects.

She is an experienced international development professional with a specialism in governance and security. She has worked across the advocacy, humanitarian and development sectors for more than 12 years, designing and delivering multi-million pound donor programmes for a variety of donors including FCDO, CSSF, DFID, SIDA, ECHO and the United Nations. She has delivered programmes in South Sudan.

Christina is a Senior Manager in the Governance, Security and Justice Practice at Tetra Tech International Development Europe. She has previously worked for NGOs including Transparency International Defence and Security, Medair and CAFOD.

She holds an MA in Governance and Development from the Institute of Development Studies. She is based in London.