Here is the International Advisory Network of
business-humanrights.org as at June 2006
Chair
Mary Robinson, Director of the
Ethical Globalization Initiative; former
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; former President of Ireland [
online bio]
Africa
Gambia: Alpha Fall, Director of Programmes,
Institute for Human Rights and Development in AfricaKenya: Lynne Muthoni Wanyeki, Executive Director,
African Women's Development and Communication NetworkKenya: Steve Ouma, Programmes Coordinator - Deputy Executive Director,
Kenya Human Rights CommissionNigeria: Felix Morka, Director, Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC)
Senegal: Sidiki Kaba, President,
Fédération Internationale des ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH) (
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues)
Senegal/UK: Ibrahim Kane, Legal Officer for Africa,
InterightsSouth Africa: Mokhethi Moshoeshoe, Director, Civa Innovation Management; Founder,
African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC)Middle East & North Africa
Bahrain: Abdulhadi A. Alkhawaja, Founding Board Member,
Bahrain Centre for Human RightsIsrael: Talia Aharoni, Director,
MAALA (Business for Social Responsibility in Israel)Jordan: Asma H.S. Khader, Director of Mizan - Law Group for Human Rights (Jordanian branch of the
International Commission of Jurists); coordinator of
SIGI (Sisterhood is Global Institute) Jordan; on leave from the Advisory Network during her service in the Jordanian Government
Palestinian Authority area (West Bank): Hasan Barghouthi, General Director,
Democracy & Workers' Rights CenterEast Asia
China/Australia: Dr. Anita Chan, Research Fellow,
Contemporary China Centre, Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies, The Australian National University; Co-editor of The China Journal [
online bio]
China/Hong Kong: Monina Wong Ching-man, Researcher,
Hong Kong Christian Industrial CommitteeJapan: Professor Koshi Yamazaki, specialist in international human rights law,
Niigata University; member of Board of Councilors of Asia-Pacific
Human Rights Information Center (HURIGHTS OSAKA); member of Network for Human Dignity (international law research website)
Southeast Asia
Malaysia: Sarojeni V. Rengam, Executive Director,
Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific (PAN AP); Coordinator, "Women in Agriculture" programme
Philippines: Dr. Nymia Pimentel Simbulan, Executive Director,
Philippine Human Rights Information Center (PhilRights)South Asia
India: Viraf Mehta, Chief Executive,
Partners in Change (business partnership organisation associated with ActionAid India); former Director of Tata Steel's rural development programmes
Australia
Australia: Geoff Evans, environmental scientist, board member of
Mineral Policy InstituteLatin America
Argentina: Jorge Daniel Taillant, Executive Director & Head of Responsible Business Program,
Centro de Derechos Humanos y Medio Ambiente (CEDHA) (
Center for Human Rights and Environment) [
online bio]
Brazil: Oded Grajew, President,
Instituto Ethos (
Ethos Institute), former Special Advisor to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
El Salvador: Carolina Quinteros, Director,
Grupo de Monitoreo Independiente de El Salvador (Monitoring Group of El Salvador)Mexico: Jorge Villalobos Grzybowicz, Executive President,
Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía (Mexican Center for Philanthropy)
Uruguay: Cristina Echavarria, Director,
Iniciativa de Investigación sobre Políticas Mineras - IIPM (Mining Policy Research Initiative - MPRI) [
online bio]
Canada/USA
Canada: Mark Erik Hecht, Executive Director,
Human Rights InternetUSA: Susan Aaronson, Senior Fellow & Director of Globalization Studies,
Kenan Institute, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina [
online bio]
USA: Michelle Leighton, Co-founder & Director of People and Global Resources Program,
Natural Heritage Institute; Senior Partner,
California Global Corporate Accountability ProjectUSA: Trevor Neilson, Executive Director,
Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS [
online bio]
USA: Joe W. (Chip) Pitts III, entrepreneur and international lawyer; Chair of Board of Directors of
Amnesty International USA; former Chief Legal Officer of Nokia
USA: Michael Posner, Executive Director,
Human Rights First (formerly known as Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) [
online bio]
USA: John Ruggie, Director,
Center for Business and Government, Harvard University; Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the
UN Global Compact; former UN Assistant Secretary-General [
online bio]
USA: David Schilling, Director of Global Corporate Accountability Programs,
Interfaith Center of Corporate ResponsibilityUSA: Elliot Schrage (on leave from Advisory Network while serving as Vice President, Global Communications and Public Affairs, of Google) - Adjunct Senior Fellow in Business and Foreign Policy,
Council on Foreign Relations; Professor of courses covering business and human rights at Columbia University
Business School &
Law School; former Senior Vice President of Global Affairs for Gap Inc. [
online bio]
Eastern Europe
Bulgaria: Professor Krassimir Kanev, Chair,
Bulgarian Helsinki CommitteeCzech Republic: Tomasz Terlecki, Executive Director,
CEE Bankwatch NetworkRussia: Vera Mischenko, President,
Ecojuris Institute of Environmental Law [
online bio]
Western Europe
Belgium: Catherine Rubbens, Manager of Human Rights & Reporting,
CSR Europe [
online bio]
Denmark: Dr. Margaret Jungk, Head of Project,
Human Rights & Business Project, Danish Institute for Human RightsDenmark: Sune Skadegaard Thorsen, Senior Partner,
Lawhouse.dk (law firm specialising in corporate social responsibility with focus on international human rights); former Senior Advisor for Ethics & Social Affairs, Novo Group [
online bio]
Ireland: Professor Dennis Driscoll,
Faculty of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway (courses include Law & Corporate Social Responsibility); President of
International Law Association (Irish Branch); European Rapporteur of the
Asia-Europe Foundation's series of meetings on business & human rights [
online bio]
Netherlands: Dr. Judy Henderson, Chair,
Global Reporting Initiative [
online bio]
Netherlands: Peter Pennartz,
International Restructuring and Education Network Europe (IRENE)Switzerland: Professor Andrew Clapham, Professor of Public International Law,
Graduate Institute of International Studies [
online bio]
Switzerland: Caroline Dommen, Director of
3D (Trade - Human Rights - Equitable Economy); Coordinator of Trade & Investment Network of the
International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) [
online bio]
Switzerland: Margaret Flaherty, Director,
World Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentSwitzerland: David Petrasek, Policy Director,
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; former Senior Director of Policy and Evaluation,
Amnesty International, International Secretariat [
online bio]
UK: Martin Brookes, Co-Head of Research,
New Philanthropy Capital; former Senior Global Economist at Goldman Sachs International; former Economics Researcher at
Amnesty International, International Secretariat [
online bio]
UK: Sir Geoffrey Chandler, Founding Chair of
Amnesty International UK Business Group; former senior manager at Royal Dutch/Shell; former Director General of the UK National Economic Development Office [
online bio]
UK: Tricia Feeney, Director of Rights and Accountability in Development; member of steering committee for
OECD Watch; Coordinator of Corporate Accountability Network of the
International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net)UK: Frances House, Member of
Amnesty International UK Business Group; former Director, Corporate Practices,
Prince of Wales International Business Leaders ForumUK: Martin Kalungu-Banda, Senior Policy Adviser, Private Sector Team,
Oxfam GB; former Regional Social Performance Manager of BP Africa
Individuals at organisations with offices in multiple countries
Daria Caliguire, Director,
International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net)Aron Cramer, President & CEO,
Business for Social Responsibility [
online bio]
Arvind Ganesan, Director, Business and Human Rights Program,
Human Rights WatchElin Wrzoncki,
Responsable du bureau Mondialisation et droits humains, Fédération Internationale des ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH) (Head of Globalisation & Human Rights Programme, International Federation for Human Rights Leagues)Nicholas Howen, Secretary General,
International Commission of Jurists; former Regional Adviser for Asia-Pacific, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights [
online bio]
Scott Jerbi, Coordinator,
Ethical Globalization InitiativeMalini Mehra, Founder and Director,
Centre for Social MarketsJohn Morrison, Human Rights Director,
RespectEurope; former Head of Campaigns and Community Affairs for The Body Shop International
Jane Nelson, Director, Business Leadership & Strategy,
Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum; Senior Fellow & Director of the
Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard UniversityWilder Tayler, Legal and Policy Director,
Human Rights WatchSalil Tripathi, Senior Policy Adviser,
International AlertSvetlana Tsalik, Director of
Revenue Watch, an initiative of the Open Society Institute [
online bio]
Anuradha Vittachi, Director,
OneWorld International Foundation [
online bio]
Ineke Zeldenrust,
Clean Clothes Campaign