Hafsar Tameesuddin

Co-Secretary General

Hafsar is a human rights defender and Rohingya activist for gender equality, child marriage, LGBTQI, refugees, and statelessness. While Hafsar was in Malaysia as a refugee from 2011 till early 2019, she worked with the refugee community to support survivors of SGBV and child marriage. Hafsar also got involved in advocacy work for refugee rights, gender equality, and child marriage during this time in Malaysia. Hafsar is still actively engaged with the advocacy work for refugee rights, statelessness, and SGBV in New Zealand. She is the Chair of APRRN and part of APNOR Rohingya Think Tank Group.

Klaus Dik Nielsen

Co-Secretary General

Klaus is an international human rights advocate and partnerships builder with more than 20 years of practical experience in bringing about positive change for minorities and marginalised people by designing and driving influencing, partnership, mobilisation, and capacity-building strategies.

Patcharin Nawichai

Operations Coordinator

Patcharin supports APRRN in ensuring full and strict compliance with regulations and good practices for managing a non-profit organisation. Her role includes reviewing the network's finances, staff recruitment and representing APRRN at consultations, conferences and other key forums in Thailand.

Sunisa Jaiklaew

Finance Manager

Sunisa maintains and manages the accounting system, grant and financial management along with payrolls and taxes for the network.

Lars Stenger

Programme Coordinator

Lars's role as Program Coordinator is to work closely with members and partners during the development of programs, communication and advocacy strategies, guiding secretariat staff, volunteers and consultants through implementation and accountability processes.

Rachel Tan

Programme Officer

Rana Refahi

Vulnerable Populations Consultant

Murtaza haidari (Mobin)

IT Officer

As an IT Consultant and Service Provider for APRRN, Mobin advises and manages the organization's IT systems. His role involves understanding the organization's needs, analyzing existing systems, and providing recommendations for improvements to optimize the IT infrastructure and systems. He ensures that the systems are up-to-date and secure, while also providing technical support and assistance to the team. Mobin's diverse expertise and tailored solutions support the organization's goals and enhance its operations.

Amrita Paul

Rohingya Consultant

Amrita Paul brings a decade of experience in the non-profit sector, specializing in the assessment and refinement of access to justice frameworks for individuals in custody. Her primary focus is on protection concerns vis-à-vis detained refugees and asylum seekers in non-signatory states in the region. Her work encompasses critical aspects such as identification, registration, and facilitating access to legal representation, all aimed at reducing prolonged detention, preventing unnecessary incarcerations, and ensuring effective legal aid for refugees and foreign nationals. Amrita's approach includes research, advocacy, and close collaboration with state entities to develop and implement practical and effective solutions. Prior to her current role, she played a role in advocating for access to justice initiatives at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI).

Ali Reza Yawari

Membership Support & Communication Consultant

Ali Reza Yawari is a Hazara refugee from Afghanistan and a multifaceted advocate, filmmaker, and published author currently based in Indonesia. Having experienced displacement as a refugee himself and his subsequent involvement in various initiatives that have driven positive social impact, his journey has been marked by a deep commitment to addressing the challenges faced by forcibly displaced communities. As the founder and leading director of a Refugee-led Learning Community and a Youth-led Initiative, he envisions a future where all people of disadvantaged communities can have access to education and meaningful participation in society. Despite the complexities of his situation, his profound interest in IT, Media, and Communication, along with carrying out related training, workshops, research, and projects, has allowed him to continue advancing in his areas of expertise. Ali's extensive skill set encompasses his commitment to storytelling through documentary filmmaking and writing as a means of advocating for the rights of refugees, inclusion, and their meaningful participation. His works are dedicated to shedding light on critical issues such as migration, human trafficking, and refugee rights. Ali's work stands as a commitment to dispelling misconceptions about refugee communities while championing their rights.

Emma Goldie

Learning Lead Consultant

Emma Goldie has, for the last ten years, worked for multiple refugee-led organisations, leading, evaluating, and providing strategic oversight to refugee-led projects, that promote meaningful change and refugee and migrant voices. She has collaborated with numerous refugee-led initiatives, and with a focus on the meaningful participation of those with lived experience has brought together management, community leaders, and service users to design, reflect, and feedback on their projects and organisations. Her most recent evaluation for Saint Andrews Refugee Services in Cairo contributed to the wider movement led by the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative that is providing growing evidence of the capabilities, strengths, needs, and urgency for refugee-led organisations in the refugee response.