Hannah Forster is the executive director of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies in The Gambia. Originally created by the Gambian government in 1989 and independent since 1995, the Center’s mission is to ensure respect for individual rights and freedoms through educational activities and publications, as provided in the African Charter on…
Alicja Derkowska is the founder, former president, and a current board member of the Education Society of Malopolska (MTO). MTO is a Polish non-profit organization that instills democratic values by promoting a democratic school environment, innovative teaching methods, and responsible citizenship. Derkowska has received numerous awards for her work in educational reform. In 2004,…
Ron Deibert is a political science professor and director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary research and development laboratory working at the intersection of the Internet, global security, and human rights. Deibert was a co-founder and a principal investigator of the…
Michael Danby is a member of Australia’s House of Representatives. Since being elected in 1998, his main areas of interest have been foreign affairs, defense and national security, immigration, electoral matters, human rights, and the environment. He is currently the Chairman of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade. He is Chair…