Famile Arslan
President and Founder, Arslan Lawyers

Famile Arslan works as lawyer in The Hague for her own law firm called Arslan Lawyers. Her work is in the field of family law, immigration law, housing and labour and social insurance cases as penalty cases. She is the first lawyer in the Netherlands who wears a hijab.
President and Founder, Arslan Lawyers
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, Religion, Women's Rights
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Government, Law
City: The Hague
Country: The Netherlands
Continent: Europe
Julie McBride
Legal Researcher - International Criminal Law

Julie McBride is an academic researcher specialising in International Criminal Law. She is currently the Managing Editor of the Hague Justice Portal, a gateway to information, news and research on the Hague organizations in the fields of international peace, justice and security.
Legal Researcher - International Criminal Law
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Law, Non-Governmental, Think tank/Research center
City: Hague
Country: The Netherlands
Continent: Europe
Sam Sasan Shoamanesh
Head of the Counsel Assistance Unit of the International Criminal Court

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh, is a bi-juridically trained (LL.B., LL.L.) attorney specialized in international law, and the Head of the Counsel Assistance Unit of the International Criminal Court (ICC). He is currently a fellow in international legal studies at Stanford University where he is focusing his interdisciplinary research on regional security in the Middle East.
Head of the Counsel Assistance Unit of the International Criminal Court
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Politics and Governance, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: English, French, Persian
Field of Work: Law
City: Stanford, The Hague
Country: The Netherlands, USA
Continent: Europe, North America
Thomas Lansner
Professor, Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs

Professor Thomas R Lansner teaches on international media and policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He is an experienced journalism and media educator and trainer who worked as an international correspondent in Africa and Asia and has served as a consultant to numerous NGOs.
Contact number: +31 [0] 641 685 450
Professor, Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs
Area of Expertise: International Relations, Media, Politics and Governance
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: India, Korea, Palestine
Field of Work: Academia, Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental, Politics
City: Amsterdam, New York
Country: The Netherlands, USA
Continent: Europe, North America
Yasmine Allas
Writer

Yasmine Allas has written three novels (Idil, a Girl, 1998; The General with the Six Fingers, 2001; and The Blue Room, 2004). Yasmine has also written for de Volkskrant, one of the leading newspapers in the Netherlands.
Writer
Area of Expertise: Media, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Dutch, English
Field of Work: Author/Novelist
City: Amsterdam
Country: The Netherlands
Continent: Europe
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