The ARTICLE 19
Team

Nalini  is a grass roots human rights activist from Malaysia. She is a graduate in Political Science from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) and has a Master’s Degree in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex. Before taking on her current position, among other things, Nalini worked for eight years with Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), as a campaign coordinator. During her eight year tenure she discharged a wide variety of roles and responsibilities, including steering the organization for two years as the Executive Director. She has also worked as a consultant with Amnesty International Malaysia and a Program Coordinator for Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network. Nalini is actively involved with several activist grassroots movements related to the rural poor, plantation workers and indigenous people. Since 2006, she has volunteered in a community-based organisation, the Oppressed People Network, working closely with grassroots communities fighting for the right to safe housing and land rights and championing workers’ rights.

Maria Luisa joined ARTICLE 19 as Senior Legal Officer in 2018. Based in the London office, she contributes to the development of the organisation’s policies on infrastructure, competition, and regulatory framework for telecoms, internet providers and online service providers. She also provides legal support to the organisation’s regional offices on digital rights and media policy issues.

Prior to joining ARTICLE 19, Maria Luisa coordinated various projects at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute, where she conducted research, policy and capacity building activities in the telecoms and media sector. Before that, she worked as associate lawyer at Bonelli Erede, an international law firm, where she advised clients on competition rules and represented them in proceedings before competition authorities and courts from various jurisdictions. Maria Luisa holds a law degree (distinction) from the University of Perugia, a Master’s degree on international relations from LUMSA University and an LLM on European Legal Studies from the College of Europe. She was admitted at the Italian Bar in 2008.

Ndey oversees ARTICLE 19 Senegal West Africa financial operations.  She has more than five years experience as an accountant and finance auditor gained at the accounting and audit firm OPTIM AXES.  She holds a Master degree in financial audit finance, and a Bachelor’s degree in management and finance accounting at / State University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar