Gabrielle McIntyre

Chair of the Board

Gabrielle Louise McIntyre (Australia) is an international legal practitioner, jurist and the Chairperson of The Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission, Seychelles. She previously served as the Chef de Cabinet and Principal Legal Advisor to the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), the successor institution to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

Before that, Gabrielle served as the Chef de Cabinet and Principal Legal Advisor to four successive Presidents of the ICTY.  An expert in international legal practice, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, human rights law and administrative law, Gabrielle is also a dedicated gender and diversity advocate. In that regard, she also currently serves as co-cordinator of a gender mentoring program for international judges in The Hague initiated by African Legal Aid (AFLA).

Stephen Powles

Board Treasurer

Steven Powles is a specialist criminal lawyer with particular expertise in international crime, extradition and human rights.

He has represented a number of high-profile clients, accused of the most serious crimes, before both international and domestic courts. In 2020 he was sworn in as State Counsel in Seychelles and served in the Attorney General’s Chambers for three years prosecuting both criminal and civil confiscation cases relating to corruption and money laundering offences.

Akila Radhakrishnan

Board member

Akila Radhakrishnan is an international human rights lawyer and a globally recognized expert in justice and accountability, sexual and gender-based violence, gender equality, and reproductive rights. Akila is currently the Strategic Legal Advisor for Gender Justice for the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project. She previously served as the President and Legal Director of the Global Justice Center. Akila has led ground-breaking legal work on gender and international law, including abortion access in conflict situations, the role that gender plays in genocide and crimes against humanity, ensuring accountability for reproductive violence, and the codification of gender apartheid.

A prominent voice on gender issues globally, her unique expertise as a feminist international lawyer and strategist is sought by policymakers, academics, media, and grassroots actors around the world. She has briefed the United Nations Security Council, presented at the International Criminal Court, and regularly advises governments and multilateral institutions on issues of gender equality and human rights. Her expert analysis can also be seen across popular media, including in The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, CNN, and The Nation. Akila has been the recipient of multiple awards and honors, including the Women’s Media Center’s Progressive Women’s Voices IMPACT Award, the Her Hero award from the New York City Bar Association, and has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy by APolitical.

Amy Dwyer

Board member

Amy brings experience in gender, peace and security work both for NGOs and through consulting for governments, multilateral agencies and institutions.

She has experience in a range of conflict-affected contexts including the DRC, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Central African Republic and Myanmar. For the latter she developed a portfolio of projects funded by the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, which aimed to strengthen documentation of sexual violence cases in line with standard operating procedures, and to enhance alignment between domestic law and international protocols. She was part of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) team which reviewed the UK’s response to conflict-related sexual violence and sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers in the DRC, Bosia and Herzegovina and Somalia. She has also worked on programming supporting LGBTIQA+ activists in Southeast Asia.

Amy is currently Head of Gender and Peacebuilding at Conciliation Resources, and also serves on the Board of Peace Brigades International UK, which provides legal support and protective accompaniment to human rights defenders.

Demetrius Wijesinghe

Board member

Demetrius Wijesinghe is a seasoned international investigator with expertise in human rights, criminal law, and gender-based violence. As a Senior Investigator at a global investigative services firm, he has led high-stakes cases involving the collection of intelligence and evidence for diverse clients. His prior role at the Truth, Reconciliation, and National Unity Commission in Seychelles saw him spearheading investigations into state-sponsored violence, including murder, torture, and sexual crimes, while working closely with government officials and high-level informants.

Demetrius also played a significant role at the International Criminal Court (ICC), working within the Prosecutor's Office and the Gender and Children Unit of the Investigations Division. At the ICC, he assisted in high-profile investigations into sexual and gender-based crimes, ensuring the application of intersectional gender analysis across the Court's operations. His contributions were key in advancing gender justice in international criminal law. With a Master of Science in Human Rights from the London School of Economics, Demetrius continues to advocate for justice and accountability.