Meet our dedicated team based in three countries. The OMCT has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, from where it works closely with dozens of international organisations and facilitates working visits by numerous partners around the world. From Brussels, Belgium, OMCT Europe helps the voices of our SOS-Torture Network be heard by the institutions of the European Union. Since 2011, the OMCT office in Tunis, Tunisia, coordinates the activities of the organisation in the Middle East and North Africa region, including the direct assistance programme SANAD in Tunisia with regional counselling centres in Kef and Sfax.
Gerald Staberock
Gerald Staberock is a qualified lawyer with dual Swiss and German citizenship. He has been Secretary General of the OMCT since 2011.
Carin Benninger-Budel
Programme Director Anti-Torture ProgrammeKathrin Rüegg
Director of Operations Finance, Administration & Human ResourcesRadoš Piletić
Director of Development Development, Donor Relations & Impact OrientationDelphine Reculeau
Director of SOS Torture Network SOS-Torture NetworkStella Anastasia
Human Rights Officer & Network Coordinator SOS-Torture Network Mobilisation ProgrammeNicole Bürli
Senior Human Rights Adviser (Asia) Convention Against Torture ProgrammeJacqueline Shahinian
Administration Officer Finance, Administration & Human ResourcesTeresa Cal
Development Adviser for Individual Giving Development, Donor Relations & Impact OrientationLaure Elmaleh
Programme Coordinator Child Rights ProgrammeHelena Solà Martín
Senior Legal Policy Adviser Anti-Torture ProgrammeIsidore Collins Ngueuleu
Senior Human Rights Adviser (Africa) Convention Against Torture ProgrammeClaire-Marie Germain
Digital Communications Manager CommunicationsMohamed Taraoui
Finance Manager Finance, Administration & Human ResourcesMarc Aebersold
Accountant Finance, Administration & Human ResourcesOlga Guzman Vergara
Human Rights Adviser for Latin AmericaSibylle Mani
Human Rights Officer for Afghanistan Human Rights Defenders ProgrammeLouis Chenaille
Communications Officer CommunicationsGiuseppe Scirocco
Human Rights Adviser Human Rights Defenders ProgrammeCharlotte Mancini
Advocacy & Network Coordinator SOS-Torture Network Mobilisation ProgrammeAgapi Katsamani
Finance and Administration Assistant Finance and AdministrationThomas Seghezzi
Human Resources Manager Finance and AdministrationFrancesca Pezzola
Director of Communications CommunicationsOlivia García Montabes
Impact Orientation Advisor Development, Donor Relations and Impact OrientationMiguel Martín Zumalacárregui
Miguel Zumalacárregui is head of the OMCT Europe Office in Brussels, and human rights adviser in the Human Rights Defenders Programme. He also represents OMCT as a member of the advisory group to ESCR-Net's System of Solidarity.