Bertrand Ramcharan headed the UN human rights programme and has been Professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute. He was Chancellor of the University of Guyana.
Inès French is an International Human Rights Lawyer who has advised NGOs and governments as well as practiced as an Attorney-at-law.
Jennifer Philpot-Nissen is a human rights lawyer with over 25 years experience working for the UN, NGOs and faith-based organisations. She currently serves as the Programme Executive for Human Rights and Disarmament for the World Council of Churches.
Orest Nowosad, a specialist in international human rights law, has had three decades of experience in international organizations. He has headed the Treaty section of the UN Human Rights Office and closely followed the work of UN human rights treaty bodies.
Ekkehard Strauss is Professor at the Berlin School of Economics and Law Previously, he worked for more than 20 years with the UN and the OSCE in the field and at headquarters on human rights protection and mass atrocity prevention.