# ALLIANCE FOR LAWYERS AT RISK CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1205449
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 27, 2023
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1205449


## Contact

- **Address:** ALLIANCE FOR LAWYERS AT RISK CIO, 124 City Road, London
- **Postcode:** EC1V 2NX
- **Phone:** 07900 167168
- **Email:** admin@lawyersatrisk.org
- **Website:** http://www.lawyersatrisk.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) AND TO SEEK TO PROTECT THE RULE OF LAW FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:- SECURING THE ENFORCEMENT AND PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY SUPPORTING LAWYERS AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS WHO ARE AT RISK BY REASON OF THEIR WORK;- PROMOTING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF LAWYERS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;- INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY MAKING REPRESENTATIONS TO GOVERNMENTS AND OTHERS;- RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;- PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENTS AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;- COMMENTING ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION WITH POTENTIAL HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS; AND- RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RULE OF LAW.

**Activities:** The charity promotes human rights by (a) securing the enforcement and proper administration of human rights law; (b) promoting the education and training of lawyers and human rights defenders; (c) making representations to governments and others and (d) raising awareness of human rights issues and promoting the importance of the rule of law.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **SIR PETER MARCEL ROTH** | Chair | Oct. 27, 2023 |
| Andrew Hood |  | March 11, 2024 |
| Ben Silverstone |  | Oct. 14, 2025 |
| Damodaran Deepak Nambisan |  | Oct. 27, 2023 |
| Deborah Finkler |  | Jan. 15, 2026 |
| Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve |  | Oct. 27, 2023 |
| Geoffrey Nicholas |  | Oct. 27, 2023 |
| Kelwin Dale Nicholls |  | Oct. 27, 2023 |
| Kristina Nordlander |  | March 11, 2024 |
| Maria-Jesus Bascon-Santalo |  | Oct. 27, 2023 |
| Mark James Cunningham KC |  | Oct. 27, 2023 |
| Maya Lester |  | March 11, 2024 |
| Professor Christine Mary Chinkin CMG |  | Oct. 27, 2023 |
| Silvia Borelli |  | Oct. 27, 2023 |




