James is a founding co-director of FairSquare, and is based in London. He specialises in human rights research and advocacy on the Middle East and North Africa, including in support of political prisoners and victims of arbitrary detention.

James previously worked at Amnesty International for seven years, where his roles included managing the organization’s work on migrant labour, business and human rights, arms control and the death penalty. He led Amnesty’s research and campaigning on the 2022 Qatar World Cup, and was also the Middle East deputy director.

Before that James worked for the UK Foreign Office, where his roles included head of the Gulf team and political officer at the British Embassy in Doha. He writes about human rights and western foreign policy for the European Council on Foreign Relations, and was a contributing author to What Next for Britain in the Middle East?

James is a trustee of the AB Charitable Trust, a UK foundation that promotes human dignity and defends the human rights of marginalised and excluded people. 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.

Christina is a non-executive director and chair of the board 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.

Amira is a non-executive director of FairSquare Projects.

She is the Director of Global Programmes at Luminate, working to help ensure that everyone can meaningfully participate in society and challenge power where power is repressive.

Amira was previously Director of Programs and Strategy at Reboot, a social impact consultancy, leading its New York-based Programs Team and working to advance civic participation and social action with a variety of philanthropic, government, and private sector partners. Prior to this Amira worked at Transparency International, focusing on the accountability of defence and security forces. Amira first led the Africa Programme and later managed an initiative to develop global norms for responsible defence governance, as well as the Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index, TI’s flagship publication on defence and security.

Amira started her career in non-profit organisations in Egypt. She is based in Germany.

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.

She is a strategist, and independent expert on technology, human rights and social justice issues. She is also currently the Interim Executive Director of People vs Big Tech, a movement of over 140 organisations in Europe fighting to overturn the predatory business model of Big Tech corporations and change the internet for good.

Before that, Rasha spent 15 years at Amnesty International in various roles, and was Director of Amnesty Tech from 2020-2024, where she oversaw global research, campaigning, advocacy and policy development on various tech issues, including Big Tech accountability, unlawful targeted surveillance, AI and children’s digital rights. She also co-led the award-winning Pegasus Project in collaboration with Forbidden stories, a groundbreaking global investigation which exposed the scale of abuse of Pegasus spyware. Before specialising in technology and human rights, she worked on arms control and played a central role in Amnesty International’s campaign to secure the landmark Arms Trade Treaty.

Tracy is a non-executive director of FairSquare Projects.

Tracy is a seasoned executive with a significant track record in leading and driving strategic organizational change in the not-for-profit, public and private sectors. She brings 25 years of multi-sectoral experience in audit and risk management, including twelve years driving and leading change at the Global Fund where she serves as the Inspector General.

Prior to joining the Global Fund, Tracy led audit and investigations teams at one of Europe’s largest banks and the UK Civil Service. She began her career with Deloitte, the largest professional services firm in the world, and worked in both London and Sydney.

She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Chartered Internal Auditor and a qualified member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments.

In addition to FairSquare, Tracy holds two other non-executive positions in the public and not-for-profit sectors.