Meet the Team
Imogen Canavan, Founder and Managing Director
Imogen Canavan, Founder and Managing Director
Imogen Canavan, Founder and Managing Director
From 2023 Founder & Managing Director, Justice Support International CIC
2026 Admitted as a solicitor of the senior courts in England and Wales
2025 Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (solicitor), BPP
2022-2025 Legal Consultant, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law (MPF)
2018-2021 Programme Manager for Asia an
From 2023 Founder & Managing Director, Justice Support International CIC
2026 Admitted as a solicitor of the senior courts in England and Wales
2025 Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (solicitor), BPP
2022-2025 Legal Consultant, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law (MPF)
2018-2021 Programme Manager for Asia and Country Manager for Sri Lanka, MPF
2016-2018 Research Fellow, MPF
2015-2016 Consultant, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
2013-2014 Master of Laws (LLM), University College London
2009-2013 Law (LLB), University of Kent
Working language: English
Fardin Pardis, Protection Expert
Imogen Canavan, Founder and Managing Director
Imogen Canavan, Founder and Managing Director
From 2026 Protection Expert, Justice Support International CIC
From 2026 Master of Compliance and Corporate Security (LLM), Rheinische Facchochschule Köln
2022-2025 Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law (MPF)
2021-2022 Legal Consultant, MPF
2020-2021 Legal Expert, Office of the President of the Isl
From 2026 Protection Expert, Justice Support International CIC
From 2026 Master of Compliance and Corporate Security (LLM), Rheinische Facchochschule Köln
2022-2025 Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law (MPF)
2021-2022 Legal Consultant, MPF
2020-2021 Legal Expert, Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
2016-2019 Master of International Economic Law and European Law (LLM), Universite Toulouse 1 Capitole
2014-2016 Senior Project Coordinator and Head of Provincial Programmes, Hamida Barmaki Organisation for the Rule of Law
2010-2013 Project Assistant and Legal Researcher, MPF
2007-2010 Bachelor of Law and Political Science, Kabul University
Working languages: English, Dari, Pashto
Meet the Board
MyAnh Ta, Non-Executive Director
Rana Refahi, Non-Executive Director
Rana Refahi, Non-Executive Director
From 2026 Non-Executive Director, Justice Support International CIC
From 2026 Auditor, Building Safety Regulator
2024-2026 Auditor, Health & Safety Executive
2024 Certified Internal Auditor, The Institute of Internal Auditors
2022-2024 Sustainability & Assurance Advisor, Gowling WLG
2022 Associate Member, Institute of Sustainability and Envi
From 2026 Non-Executive Director, Justice Support International CIC
From 2026 Auditor, Building Safety Regulator
2024-2026 Auditor, Health & Safety Executive
2024 Certified Internal Auditor, The Institute of Internal Auditors
2022-2024 Sustainability & Assurance Advisor, Gowling WLG
2022 Associate Member, Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals
2021-2022 Assurance Advisor, Gowling WLG
2020 Compliance Consultant, The Compliance Office
2020 Quality Assurance Specialist, Deutsche Bank
2015-2019 Senior Authorisation Officer, Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
2018 Team Leader, SRA
2014-2015 Authorisation Officer, SRA
2013-2014 Administration Officer, SRA
2009-2013 Law (LLB) with International Legal Studies, University of Southampton
Working language: English
Rana Refahi, Non-Executive Director
Rana Refahi, Non-Executive Director
Rana Refahi, Non-Executive Director
Rana joined JSI as Non-Executive Director in August 2026. She is a UK-trained British-Iranian lawyer working with asylum seekers and refugees across Europe and Asia for over two decades. Rana brings extensive experience in program management, legal services, litigation, policy and advocacy in leadership roles, consultancies and research c
Rana joined JSI as Non-Executive Director in August 2026. She is a UK-trained British-Iranian lawyer working with asylum seekers and refugees across Europe and Asia for over two decades. Rana brings extensive experience in program management, legal services, litigation, policy and advocacy in leadership roles, consultancies and research collaborations with refugee-led, local, national and international organisations. She has worked extensively on legal and complementary pathways seeking to support those displaced find safety, with a focus on Afghanistan and victims of transnational repression.