Following the departure of Friedhelm Weinberg (see: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2022/12/12/huridocs-who-will-continue-friedhelm-weinbergs-excellent-leadership/) HURIDOCS has now announced on 15 June 2023 that Danna Ingleton has been appointed as the new Executive Director.
Danna joins HURIDOCS from the Amnesty Tech management team, where she played an integral role in growing globally distributed teams, securing and managing large grants, and providing strategic and operational leadership. She combines perceptive and empathetic leadership with a bright, organised, fearless approach to building organisational strength and resilience. See: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/tag/danna-ingleton/
“At a time when the power of accurate, accessible and secure information has never been more important to those seeking justice and the fulfilment of their human rights, I am thrilled to be starting as the new Executive Director of HURIDOCS.”
It is exciting to be joining an organisation with such a rich history of harnessing the power of information to facilitate change. Together with my new colleagues and our diverse, valiant partners we will build on this history to ensure HURIDOCS is consistently at the sharp-edge of information management and technological developments, and always strategically growing.
As an activist myself who has been working in human rights for more than a decade I have seen how the battle for justice can take its toll on the people behind the movements. I am therefore also committed to ensuring HURIDOCS is an effective and accountable workplace that values health and the well-being of us all.
– Danna Ingleton
Danna will officially assume her responsibilities on 1 July 2023
This post was originally published on Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards.