Kenneth Roth
Executive Director, Human Rights Watch

Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, an organization which investigates, reports on, and seeks to curb human rights abuses in some 70 countries.
Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Minority Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Balkans, Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Leon Sigal
Director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project, Social Science Research Council

Dr. Leon V. Sigal is director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project at the Social Science Research Council in New York.
Director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project, Social Science Research Council
Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, International Relations
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Korea
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Government, Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Lucas Welch
Founder and President, Soliya

Lucas Welch is the founder and president of Soliya, a non-profit organization that seeks to use new media technologies to develop a global network of young adults who will be empowered to bridge the divide between the worlds of the ‘West’ and ‘Islam.’
Founder and President, Soliya
Area of Expertise: Media, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel, Palestine
Language: English
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Markus Schultze-Kraft
Latin America and Caribbean Program Manager, International Crisis Group

Markus Schultze-Kraft heads and manages the Latin America and Caribbean program for International Crisis Group from Bogotá, Colombia. He is the former coordinator of the Observation Unit in the Columbia office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Latin America and Caribbean Program Manager, International Crisis Group
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Defense and Security, Law and Human Rights, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Languages: English, Spanish
Field of Work: Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Marta Carballo de la Riva

Marta Carballo de la Riva is consultant and researcher at IUDC UCM in Madrid. She has specialized in the fields of international migration (policy level), gender mainstreaming in development and international cooperation.
Area of Expertise: Development, Migration and Integration, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish
Field of Work: Academia, Think tank/Research center
City: Madrid, New York
Country: Spain, USA
Continent: Europe, North America
Michael Gilsenan
Professor of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies, New York University

Professor Michael Gilsenan is a social and cultural anthropologist whose current position is the David B. Kriser Professor in Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies at New York University (1995-). He is also Director of the Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at NYU.
Professor of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies, New York University
Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Arabic, English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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