Our team
Our staff
Nour Almi'ani
Legal and Support Services Assistant
Nour joined Rainbow Migration as a Legal and Support Services Assistant in January 2024. She has experience working with trans+ legal casework and public advocacy services and an interest in trans healthcare accessibility and research. They identify as transfeminine and use they/she pronouns.
Dane
Support Services Manager
Dane leads on growing, developing and delivering services offering practical and emotional support to LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum. His previous role was in the Leaving Care Team (Medway Social Services) and before that he was the Wellbeing Service Manager for the London Irish Centre.
Ro Carter
Casework Coordinator
Ro is one of our part time LGBTQI+ Asylum Seeker Support Workers. They have previous experience working in informal camps at borders across Europe, as well as providing advice and advocacy for UASC arriving in the UK. They identify as Queer, Transfeminine and use They/Them pronouns.
Our trustees
Charles Bishop
Since November 2021
Charles is a barrister at Landmark Chambers specialising in public and planning law. Prior to coming to the Bar, he worked at the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association and Wesley Gryk Solicitors. He previously volunteered at Stonewall Housing and the Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit.
Ilaria Michelis
Since September 2023
Ilaria is a researcher and independent consultant focusing on gender-based violence, safeguarding and LGBTQI+ inclusion in humanitarian responses. She lived in East Africa and the Middle East where she worked with international NGOs and the United Nations. Ilaria is currently completing a PhD in Sociology at the University of Cambridge.
Hussein Said
Since April 2023
Hussein is a solicitor at Asylum Justice and is accredited as a Level 2 Senior Caseworker under the Law Society’s Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (OISC Level 3). He is also founder and Director of The LGBTQ+ Law Clinic and a member of the Trans Equality Legal Initiative (TELI). Hussein previously worked at Freedom From Torture.