About

The oppressed and persecuted are much more than just statistics;
they are real people with individual faces, voices, hopes and dreams.
No one should be forgotten.

Benedict Rogers

East Asia Team Leader Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). Ben’s particular area of research interest and expertise is Burma. Ben has travelled extensively with HART in Burma and the Thai/Burma border.

Francesca Del Mese

Barrister who has worked extensively in prosecution within the sphere of human rights. Francesca travelled with HART to Uganda and subsequently wrote a report on the abuses of children in Uganda. This can be read within our Advocacy material.

Richard Lane

Jorunalist for Lancet. Richard has travelled with HART to Uganda.

Richard Godfrey

Richard is a physician who specialised in respiratory medicine and medical teaching at Southampton Medical School. He was also Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Eldoret, North Kenya, from 1990-93. In 2002 he joined Merlin as health advisor and contributed to programmes focussed on tuberculosis and HIV in Georgia, Tajikistan and Russia, as well as many African countries.