Nadine Salter

Nadine joined Asylum Justice in 2022 as Funding Officer. She previously worked as a fundraiser in the Archdiocese of Cardiff. Alongside her work, Nadine has volunteered with Amnesty International since 2016, co-ordinating fundraising events and human rights campaigns with both Cardiff University Amnesty society and Cardiff local group. Nadine served as the Communications Officer for Amnesty International Cardiff group for two years and remains an active volunteer within the group. Nadine graduated with a First Class (Hons) Law and Politics degree from Cardiff University. In her spare time, Nadine runs a food blog and likes to keep fit. She loves ...

Sonia Azam

Sonia works part-time as a Trainee Caseworker and Client Liaison Officer at Asylum Justice. She is currently working towards obtaining her OISC Level 1 in Asylum and Immigration. Sonia has recently obtained a law degree from Cardiff University and is a volunteer with the LGBTQ+ Law Clinic helping LGBTQ+ individuals access legal representation across the UK. She enjoys reading, exercising, and playing the drums in her spare time.

Faye Morgan

Faye joined Asylum Justice in November 2022 to work as a Trainee Caseworker and Client Liaison Officer. She has a passion for human rights and is an accredited level 2 OISC Asylum and Protection Advisor as well as holding an LLB in Law and LLM in International Law and International Relations. Faye has previously volunteered at a community centre in Greece providing holistic psychosocial support to refugees on the island of Samos and is committed to supporting people seek sanctuary in Wales. In her spare time, Faye enjoys cooking, reading, and hiking.

George Stroud

George joined Asylum Justice in 2022 having worked previously for Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations (PAVO) and for Citizens Advice in Shropshire. He now takes responsibility for AJ finances, suppliers, systems and some human resource functions. He is also a self-employed sound engineer, stage manager and band member. He lives in rural Mid-Wales with his cat, Rosie, where he likes to cook, read books, make & listen to music.

Alyson Chichester

Alyson has a BA(Hons) in Education from Cardiff University. She has over 10 years experience of working in the Civil Service and also 10 years experience employed within the third sector supporting Asylum Seekers and Refugees. She is currently working full as a Client Liaison Officer within Asylum Justice.

Sophie De Marco

Sophie also works for EYST Wales (Ethnic Minorities & Youth Support Team) and the Asylum Rights Programme assisting people who are seeking sanctuary. Prior to this she worked in the Equality Council in Newport supporting those part of the Families First programme and specialising within the asylum-seeking community. Sophie is a trustee of Swansea Asylum Seeker Support Group and works closely with community projects in the local area. Recently completed OISC L1 and working towards higher levels. Currently she is trying to learn Arabic.

Hussein Said

Hussein is accredited as a Level 2 Senior Caseworker under the Law Society’s Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (OISC Level 3). He is currently undertaking his training contract at the Speakeasy Law Centre through the Justice First Fellowship scheme. He attained First Class Honours in his law degree from Cardiff University and a Distinction in his LPC from the University of Law (Bristol). Prior to joining Asylum Justice, he worked as a caseworker in a South Wales immigration and asylum law firm and at Freedom from Torture as a Legal Advisor in their London office. Hussein is a member of the Trans Equality Legal Initiative (TELI), the ...

Ruth Brown

Ruth has been Asylum Justice’s Legal Director since 2015. An asylum lawyer for almost thirty years, she worked at Refugee Legal Centre (latterly Refugee and Migrant Justice) for 18 years, in the London, Oakington and Nottingham offices. She was a team leader at RLC's Oakington office then head of their Nottingham office, which she set up. Ruth has extensive experience of representing asylum seekers in asylum claims, and of presenting bail applications and asylum appeals at the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal. Following closure of RLC/RMJ, Ruth worked as a senior caseworker then as a legal consultant for Paragon Law in Nottingham, specialising in ...