Mario Joseph
Mario Joseph, who has been referred to as “Haiti’s most prominent human rights lawyer”, has led the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti since 1996.
Mario Joseph, who has been referred to as “Haiti’s most prominent human rights lawyer”, has led the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti since 1996.
Joint Mobile Group
The Joint Mobile Group seeks accountability for human rights abuses in Chechnya, notably enforced disappearances, torture in custody, and extra-judicial executions.
The Joint Mobile Group seeks accountability for human rights abuses in Chechnya, notably enforced disappearances, torture in custody, and extra-judicial executions.
Mona Seif
Mona was raised in a family of human rights defenders. Her father Ahmed Seif El Islam is a respected Human Rights Lawyer who spent five years in prison under the Mubarak regime.
Mona was raised in a family of human rights defenders. Her father Ahmed Seif El Islam is a respected Human Rights Lawyer who spent five years in prison under the Mubarak regime.
Leandro O. Despouy
Leandro Despouy is President of the Auditoría General de la Nación in Argentina. As a young lawyer he was forced to flee the military dictatorship, but - as a refugee in France - he continued to work on human rights, in particular in Uruguay and Paraguay. Upon return he started a career as diplomat and representative in international human rights fora (he chaired both the Commission on Human Rights and its Sub-commission). He has provided academic and operational expertise in human rights and humanitarian law to a variety of international organisations. He is currently the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.
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| The Jury consists of 10 leading Human Rights NGO’s |
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| The Panel of Regional NGOs support the Jury with their in depth Regional knowledge |
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