EG Justice stands with the people of Equatorial Guinea to protect their rights and dignity as human beings. We root out and challenge corruption head on.EG Justice stands with the people of Equatorial Guinea to protect their rights and dignity as human beings. We root out and challenge corruption head on. As the only human rights entity exclusively devoted to Equatorial Guinea, we are a bridge and a platform for changemakers to envision and build a just society.
EG Justice stands with the people of Equatorial Guinea to protect their rights and dignity as human beings. We root out and challenge corruption head on.EG Justice stands with the people of Equatorial Guinea to protect their rights and dignity as human beings. We root out and challenge corruption head on. As the only human rights entity exclusively devoted to Equatorial Guinea, we are a bridge and a platform for changemakers to envision and build a just society.
EG Justice stands with the people of Equatorial Guinea to protect their rights and dignity as human beings. We root out and challenge corruption head on.Under the rule of Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the world’s longest ruling head of state, Equatorial Guinea remains a highly corrupt and poor nation. Massive oil revenues are stolen and squandered by the presidential family to maintain a lavish lifestyle while the majority of the people live in poverty.
The regime severely curtails all basic rights and liberties, including freedom of expression, conscience, assembly and association.
It arbitrarily detains, tortures, imprisons, kidnaps and disappears dissidents. and it disdains political opposition, independent media, civil society, trade unions, or any associations it does not control.
EG Justice stands with the people of Equatorial Guinea to protect their rights and dignity as human beings. We root out and challenge corruption head on.We work with people in the community to document and accurately report instances of human rights violations and corruption; and we use media and targeted advocacy to demand accountability (seek redress) for those harmed and to create an enabling environment for critical voices.
We collaborate strategically with local and international lawyers, journalists and the youth to create and objective record of human rights violations and kleptocracy.
We use and support legal & non-legal mechanism to influence policy makers to encourage reform.
We connect local actors to resources and training to facilitate their work as the drivers of change.
We use traditional and new media to inform and engage our target audiences.
Tutu Alicante is from Annobón, Equatorial Guinea. Before founding EG Justice, Tutu worked as a legal consultant with international NGOs, promoting legal accountability and transparency in the extractive industry. In 2007, he received a fellowship from Echoing Green to establish EG Justice. Prior to that, he worked as an employment attorney with the Southern Migrant Legal Services, where he represented migrant farm-workers. Tutu holds a Masters in Law degree from Columbia Law School and a law degree from the University of Tennessee.
Cody Aceveda is a Global Public Services fellow from Columbia University, where he obtained his Juris Doctor (2023). While at Columbia, Cody worked with the human rights clinic on war crimes investigations and human rights issues in the Central African Republic. Cody has also worked in the environmental law sector with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and for a New York-based non-profit Just Atonement. Cody also earned a Masters of Laws in international business law in 2023 from King’s College London.
Rafael Felipe Pigna is from Caracas, Venezuela. He joined EG Justice as a Consultant in May 2020. Where he works denouncing human rights violations, promoting transparency, researching, and monitoring and analyzing data. He is also part of EG Justice’s communication team, where he helps create and upload content on our website and social media platforms. Rafael has previously worked as a researcher assistant in the field of global governance, focusing mainly on the role of the United Nations and in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He holds an MA in Governance, Development and Public Policy from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies from the Universidad Central de Venezuela.
Lena is a Junior at the College of William and Mary studying French and Government. She is a 1693 Scholar and recently worked for an NGO in Laos that raises legal awareness around land rights issues. Her research interests include human rights, decolonization, and international law.
Jordan Fields is a junior studying international affairs with a concentration in comparative political, economic, and social systems at George Washington University. Her interests include issues surrounding democracy and global governance. Currently, she contributes to a weekly foreign affairs newsletter where she writes about current events in Africa. She also helps to lead a research team in writing and publishing articles about international affairs. She is originally from South Florida.
Senior Vice President for Social Research and Policy, Calvert Group (Bethesda, MD)
Bennett Freeman is Senior Vice President for Social Research and Policy with Calvert Group, a socially responsible mutual fund firm. Prior to his work with Calvert, Mr. Freeman headed Burson-Marsteller's corporate social responsibility practice group in the U.S. As U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Mr. Freeman was responsible for conducting the State Department’s bilateral human rights diplomacy around the world. He led the development of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, recognized both as the first human rights standard developed by governments, companies and NGOs for the extractive sectors and as the first standard for companies operating in conflict zones in any sector. Mr. Freeman sits on the board of directors of the U.S. division of Oxfam America. He is also a member of the Business and Economic Relations Group of Amnesty International USA.
Human Rights Professor, Columbia Law School (New York, NY)
Peter Rosenblum is the holder of the newly created Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein Clinical Professorship of Human Rights Law at Columbia Law School. Before joining Columbia University, Dr. Rosenblum served as the Associate Director of the Human Rights Program at the Harvard Law School. Dr. Rosenblum has extensive experience outside academia, including Human Rights Officer with the Geneva-based precursor to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Program Director of the International Human Rights Law Group, and Researcher for both Human Rights Watch and the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights. Through these postings, he has served in more than a dozen countries, and continues to maintain a strong interest in Africa. Currently, Dr. Rosenblum is a member of the Human Rights Watch Africa Advisory Committee and sits on the Board of Directors of Virtual Activism.
Executive Director, The Fund for Global Human Rights (Washington, D.C.)
Regan E. Ralph is the founding executive director of the Fund for Global Human Rights. Prior to launching the Fund, Regan was Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights at the National Women’s Law Center in Washington D.C. where she led advocacy, policy, and educational strategies to promote the quality and availability of health care for American women. From 1992-2001, Regan helped build and ultimately directed the Women’s Rights division of Human Rights Watch, where she developed campaigns to ensure the prosecution of sexual violence in conflict as a war crime, to secure recognition of gender-based persecution as grounds for asylum, and to promote women’s rights in countries including Russia, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa, Pakistan, and Mexico. Regan is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School, and studied international law at the London School of Economics and Arabic at the American University in Cairo. She serves on the board of EG Justice, the advisory council of the Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program at Georgetown University Law Center, and the advisory committee of The Council for Global Equality.
Policy Analyst for African Affairs, Open Society Foundations (Washington, D.C.)
Sarah Pray is a Policy Analyst for Africa at the Open Society Foundations (OSF),where she works closely with colleagues from the OSI Africa foundations and the broader network to advance the Foundations’ advocacy priorities in the Washington D.C. policy community. Prior to joining the Foundations, Ms. Pray was the coordinator of the Publish What You Pay United States coalition, advocating for corporate and government transparency and accountability in the oil, gas, and mining industries. Ms. Pray also worked at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights as a human rights attorney, where she partnered with Delphine Djiraibe to establish the first ever public interest law firm in Chad. Ms. Pray received a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.
Director, Business and Human Rights, Human Rights Watch (Washington, D.C.)
Arvind Ganesan, director of Human Rights Watch's business and human rights program, is involved in research, advocacy, and policy development for Human Rights Watch on issues involving business and human rights, with a primary focus on the energy industry. Currently, his program focuses on human rights issues related to the extractive industries, labor rights, trade, and the economic interests of militaries. Mr. Ganesan has worked on a number of other issues related to corporate responsibility— including the internet and human rights—covering countries such as Azerbaijan, Burma, China, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Mr. Ganesan worked as a medical researcher. He attended the University of Central Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Ganesan speaks Kannada and Tamil.
Alex Vines has been head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House since 2002 andbecame research director for risk, ethics and resilience in 2019. He is anassistant professor at Coventry University, and sits on the editorial and advisory Boards of several leading academic journals on Africa. He chaired the UN Panel of Experts on Côte d’Ivoire from 2005 to 2007 and was a member of the UN Panel of Experts on Liberia from 2001 to 2003. He also worked at HumanRights Watch as a senior researcher on its Africa, Arms and Business and HumanRights programmes, and has served as a consultant including for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); JICA, DFID, USAID, the EU and for the EconomicCommunity of West African States (ECOWAS). He has also written expert reports for the EU parliament and has testified to law makers including for the USCongress and Senate, the EU parliament, the UK and Finnish parliaments and theAngolan and Mozambican National Assemblies. In 2008, Dr. Vines was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours in recognition of the work he has done infounding and developing the Africa Programme.
Colombian/German Lawyer (Germany)
Dr. Juanita Olaya Garcia has over 25 years of experience in the areas of sustainability, human rights and anti-corruption across the world. Based in Berlin, she works with a wide range of international and national institutions, the private sector, NGOs and community associations. With a combination of organizational development approaches and systems thinking, she helps people and organizations turn paper to practice, supporting change processes and aligning their structures and resources for more impact. Juanita is a member of the International Expert Panel (IEP) at the Open Government Partnership (OGP)’s Review Mechanism, has served as Chair and Vice-Chair of the UNCAC Coalition and as a member of the International Review Panel of the World Bank’s Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), among other boards. In addition to her engagements as public speaker, her publications on topics of integrity and good governance are widely used and referenced. Juanita is a Colombian/German lawyer (Andes, 1991) with master degrees in Economics (Andes 1995) and Public Administration (Harvard, KSG, 1998) and a Doctorate (Dr. jur) in International Public Economic Law (Bonn, 2010). She is also a performing musician.
Policy Director at The ONE Campaign
(Washington, D.C.)
Joseph Kraus is Policy Director at The ONE Campaign, a global campaigning organization working to end extreme poverty in Africa. Prior to joining ONE, Joseph was the Program & Development Director for EG Justice. He is a Trustee for Publish What You Pay – United Kingdom, and sits on the Steering Committees of OpenOwnership and Publish What You Pay – United States. Joseph holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Florida, and his dissertation focused on the intersection of oil and development in Equatorial Guinea.
EG Justice stands with the people of Equatorial Guinea to protect their rights and dignity as human beings. We root out and challenge corruption head on.EG Justice defends human rights and fights corruption in Equatorial Guinea—a nation besieged by a five-decade history of corruption, poverty and repression. Impunity and fear are rampant, thus, change comes at a slow and incremental pace, and as the result of concerted efforts of numerous local and international groups and activists.
Consequently, we look at many different factors to measure our impact—raising the profile of Equatorial Guinea globally, becoming a vital source of information for researchers, journalists and policy-makers, serving as a bridge between local actors and the international community, facilitating essential skills and tools to spur new voices in the country and in the diaspora, helping to open spaces for local actors to pave the path for reform, bringing perpetrators before courts, and mounting pressure against corrupt officials—each is a step forward in the pursuit of justice and accountability.
EG Justice in collaboration with 18 human rights organizations led a successful advocacy campaign to free activist and cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé. Launching the global #FreeNseRamon coalition with hundreds of artists, activists and organizations.
EG Justice collaborated closely with TI France and Sherpa International to support their efforts in the trial against Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue.
Working with 7 human rights organizations EG Justice led an advocacy campaign to revoke the Obiang UNESCO prize, which was finally suspended after our global protest.
