Obaida Farajalla is a Jordanian activist who currently serves as the Executive Chairman of the Arab Association of Enlightened Muslim Educators (AAEME), an organization which convenes Muslim leaders to discuss how religious values can be incorporated into contemporary Arab culture. In 2013, he served as the president of the Jordanian Youth Parliament. He also served…

Maina Kiai is a co-director of InformAction, a non-profit organization which uses the power of film to engage and activate everyday citizens in Kenya. From 2011 to 2017, Kiai served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. As the inaugural UN Special Rapporteur for this…

Anita Vandenbeld is a member of Canadian Parliament, where she is the Chair of the Parliamentary Women’s Caucus. Prior, she served as Resident Director for the National Democratic Institute in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where she established a political party program during the November 2011 Congolese elections. She also served as a senior…

Ya Kumba Jaiteh is a member of The Gambia’s National Assembly, where she serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Local Government and Lands Committee. She is also a member of the Female Lawyers Association of Gambia, an organization which aims to change laws in The Gambia concerning domestic violence, freedom of expression, and…