Founder and CEO – Eltayeb Bashar

Eltayeb Bashar is a multi-award winning human rights activist, youth empowerment leader, and published journalist. Recognised as the UK’s 2025 UK Youth Activist of the Year, he is the Founder and CEO of the Global Rights Alliance (GRA), where he helps empower young human rights leaders across 20+ countries.

Eltayeb holds an LLB (Hons) Law degree, and is an LLM international human rights law masters graduate from the University of Birmingham. He served as Editor-in-Chief of The Birmingham Tab, managing 50+ writers and publishing 20+ articles. He’s been published in the LSE Human Rights Blog, Oxford University Human Rights Journal, and contributed research to an Oxford University Press book.

A global speaker and advocate, Eltayeb has experience at UNESCO, was invited to the NATO Youth Summit in Montenegro, and served as a delegate for UN Women UK at the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. They are also an external peer mentor for law students.

Eltayeb has led major protests for racial justice, written speeches for mayors, and founded an anti-racism charity in his early 20s. In 2024, he received the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust Prize for his essay on Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, leading to an invitation to UK Parliament. Recently, he won the 2025 Student of the Year Award for his outstanding contributions to both academia and social justice.

GRA Advisor – Aneesah Abdullah

Aneesah Abdullah is a development professional and human rights advocate currently serving as the United Nations Country Coordination Officer for The Bahamas, within the UN Resident Coordinator’s Multi-Country Office in Jamaica. Her work centers on aligning UN system support with national priorities and the 2030 Agenda, with a focus on inclusive governance, equity, and rights-based development.

Prior to joining the UN, Aneesah spent nearly six years in the Bahamian civil service, where she began her career in the Department of Gender and Family Affairs (formerly the Bureau of Women’s Affairs), advancing gender equality and supporting the national implementation of international human rights commitments. She later co-led the establishment and operations of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister, helping to institutionalize mechanisms that integrated human rights and social inclusion into national development planning.

She has served as adjunct faculty at the University of The Bahamas and remains an active contributor to academic and civic dialogues on human rights, governance, and public policy. Aneesah holds a BA in Public Administration, an MA in Human Rights from the University of London, and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Global Inclusion and Social Development at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where her research focuses on the rights and lived experiences of religious minorities in The Bahamas. Her work is grounded in a deep commitment to advancing dignity, justice, and voice for all, particularly those at the margins of power.

GRA Advisor – Lamin Daffeh

Dr Lamin Daffeh is a lecturer in law. He is an experienced practitioner in advancing education and International development, specialising in: Research, International Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law and Family Law. Lamin is the Coordinator for  BCU’s Centre for Human Rights, implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, establishing partnership with The Gambia Human rights Commission.

Lamin supports stakeholders including; Government, NGOs/Charities, Educational Institutes, and Communities in West Africa and in the UK, by providing leadership, strategic planning and advocate for quality education and social protection for vulnerable children and young people, to access uninterrupted education. 

He is also the module leader for LL.M Advanced Legal Research Methods. His research includes submitting reports on Universal Periodic Review to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

General Secretary – Precious

Precious serves as the General Secretary of the Global Rights Alliance, dedicated to fostering collaboration and meaningful action in the fight for human rights. She is also an executive board member of ADEPAPE21, a child protection organisation in France, and actively contributes as a volunteer support worker. In addition, she volunteers at a teenage foster home, leading an educational project to encourage and motivate young people in their studies and daily life.

Deeply committed to child welfare and protection, Precious draws on experiences from Nigeria and beyond to guide her advocacy. She earned recognition in France by securing second place in a county council speaking competition on child welfare and protection. Currently based in France, she is pursuing a degree in communications with plans to specialise in international relations and diplomacy. Her dedication has been reflected in actions such as her recent internship in social work communications, where she led a project to make rights information more accessible to immigrant minors.

Event director – Hadil Touihri

Hadil is a 20 year old from London currently in her third year studying Medicine at the University of Birmingham. She is the current events representative for Docs Not Cops – a society focused on raising awareness of the healthcare rights of refugees, she also holds a role in Birmingham’s Widening Access to Medical Sciences Society organising outreach visits to schools to support students from widening participation backgrounds in their journeys to medical school.

Hadil hopes to bring a new perspective to the alliance tailored towards healthcare rights and humanitarian access, bringing work from the WHO and UNHCR to light. She has previous experience working with an NGO in Panama to run medical clinics in remote regions. She hopes to build this experience through undertaking an intercalation in Global Health in the future.

Associate member coordinator – Léa Cicek

Lea, the Collaborative Lead, is a 19 years old student from France currently in her 2nd year of a double degree in law in both Lyon and London. She follows a very focused path towards international law, and aspire to pursue a carrier in international and European human rights.

Her interest in human rights and minority rights comes from her family, who sensitised her to their history, their journey before getting to where they are today. She quickly became aware of these inequalities and the many people still experiencing these trials, which is why she decided to make her part towards a better world by bringing her dynamism to the GRA.

Contributing membership coordinator – Olivia Gater

Olivia is a graduate from the University of Liverpool for International Relations with French. She is now a postgraduate student for International Human Rights Law.

Passionate about gender equality, she has worked with the Feminist Studies Association to explore the intersection of gender, policy, and human rights. Her research and advocacy are all about pushing for real change and amplifying underrepresented voices in the global human rights conversation.