Participants

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Participants

Democracy activists, practitioners, and scholars from every region of the world gathered to discuss practical solutions to a wide range of challenges to democracy.
 
Below, participants are listed according to region, country, and then alphabetically by last name. Those who attended are but a small fraction of the thousands of activists around the world, so many of whom could not be included in this Assembly. However, they are as much participants in the World Movement as those who attended. Many of the participants took great personal risks to attend the Assembly and some cannot be listed here for that reason. We wish to thank both those who attended and those who were not able to attend for their support, dedication, and commitment.

Africa

Botswana
Keboitse Machangana
International IDEA

Cameroon
Alexander Achia Fotoh
Youth Essay Contest Winner

Njoh
Youth Essay Contest Winner

Dieudonne Zognong
Fondation Humanus

Chad
Gilbert Maoundonodji
Monitoring and Alternate Research Group of Chad-Cameroon

Côte d’Ivoire
Wodjo Fini Traore
COSOPCI

Democratic Republic of Congo
Francesca Bomboko
Bureau d’Etudes,de Recherche et de Consulting International

Floribert Chebeya Bahizire
La Voix des Sans Voix

Dismas Kitenge
Groupe Lotus

Ernest Mpararo
Ligue Congolaise de Lutte Contre la Corruption

Ethiopia
Desta Gebreeyesus
Bright Africa Youth

Gambia
Hannah Forster
African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies

Ghana
Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi
Ghana Centre for Democratic Development

Kenya
Gitobu Imanyara
Member of Parliament

Tom Kagwe
Kenya Human Rights Commission

Maina Kiai
InformAction/Voxcom Ltd

James Muraguri
Youth Alive! Kenya

Anthony Njoroge
Movement for Political Accountability

Rose Nyawira
Pamoja Trust

James Shikwati
Inter-Region Economic Network

Liberia
Theodosia Clark-Wah
Liberian Business Association

Cecil Griffiths
Liberia National Law Enforcement Association

Eddie Jarwolo
National Youth Movement for Transparent Elections

Mauritania
Mouhamed Lemine El Ketteb
Forum of Mauritanian Intellectuals for Democracy and Human Rights

Aminetou Mint Moctar
Association des Femmes Chefs de Famille

Nigeria
Hafsat Abiola
Kudirat Initiative for Nigerian Democracy

Sindi Gould
BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights

Anyakwee Nsirimovu
Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Ayo Obe
Ogunsola Shonibare

Festus Okoye
Human Rights Monitor

Senegal
Khady Cisse
International Federation of Journalists

Birame Diop
Partners for Democratic Change

Penda Mbow
Mouvement Citoyen

Sierra Leone
Emmanuel Abdulai
Society for Democratic Initiatives

Somalia
Abdurashid Ali
Somali Family Services

Ifrah Barre
COSONGO

Omar Faruk Osman Nur
Federation of African Journalists

Hassan Shire Sheikh
East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network

Somaliland
Asmahan Hassan
NAGAAD Umbrella Organization

South Africa
Paul Graham
IDASA: An African Democracy Institute

Hlanganani Gumbi
Youth Essay Contest Winner

Oupa Makhalemele
IDASA: An African Democracy Institute

Noxolo Mgudlwa
IDASA: An African Democracy Institute

Rama Naidu
Democracy Development Programme

Olmo von Meijenfeldt
IDASA: An African Democracy Institute

Sudan
Niemat Kuku
Gender Studies Center

Tanzania
Vicky Kanyoka
International Domestic Worker Network

Uganda
Grace Kaiso
Democracy Monitoring Group

Haruna Kanaabi
Eastern Africa Media Institute

Arthur Larok
NGO Forum

Livingstone Sewanyana
National Coalition on Electoral Democracy in Uganda

Zimbabwe
Clever Bere
Zimbabwe National Students Union

Tinoziva Bere
Zimbabwe Election Support Network

Sally Dura
Movement for Democratic Change Women’s Assembly

Chiedza Gadzirayi
Zimbabwe National Students Union

Tapera Kapuya
World Youth Movement for Democracy – Africa

Isaac Maposa
Zimbabwe Institute

Grace Mutasa
Women’s Self-Promotion Movement


Asia/Pacific

Australia
Ed Aspinall
Australian NationalUniversity
 
Simon Bradshaw
Australia Tibet Council
 
Michael Danby
Member of Parliament
 
Byron Danby
Volunteer
 
Alpha Lisimba
Darfur Community Association of Australia
 
Abdelhadi Matar
Darfur Community Association of Australia
 
Warren Mundine
Native Title Services Corporation
 
Jim Nolan
International Federation of Journalists
 
Patrick Reeder
Office of MichaelDanby, MP
 
Roland Rich
United Nations Democracy Fund
 
Bangladesh
Selima Ahmad
Bangladesh Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry
 
Sangita Ahmed
Bangladesh Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry
 
Adilur Rahman Khan
Odhikar
 
Bhutan
Siok Sian Pek
Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy
 
Burma
Thein Lwin
Teacher Training Center for Burmese Teachers
 
Khin Maung Win
Democratic Voice of Burma
 
Aung Zaw
Democratic Party for a New Society
 
Twan Zaw
Students and Youth Congress of Burma
 
Cambodia
Sam Rainsy
Sam Rainsy Party
 
China
Cai Chongguo
China Labour Bulletin
 
Dongfang Han
China Labour Bulletin
 
Hong Kong
Joseph Cheng
City University of Hong Kong
 
Ip Pui Yu
International Domestic Worker Network
 
Peter Z.H. Qiu
Hong Kong Democratic Foundation
 
India
Paula Banerjee
Calcutta Research Group
 
Rajesh Dev
Women’s College Shillong
 
Nidhi Killawala
Youth Essay Contest Winner
 
George Mathew
Institute of Social Sciences
 
Ash Narain Roy
Institute of Social Sciences
 
Mandeep Tiwana
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
 
Usha Venkatachallam
Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace
 
Indonesia
M. Syarif Abadi
The Foundation for Legal Aid – Lampung
 
Lukman Age
Aceh Institute
 
Husen Alting
Environmental Partner Institute - North Maluku
 
Gina Anggraini
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
 
Lita Anggraini
Network for Decent Working Conditions for Domestic Workers
 
Raja Antoni
Maarif Institute for Culture and Humanity
 
M. Syafi’i Anwar
International Center for Islam and Pluralism
 
Teuku Ardiansyah
KataHati Institute - Banda Aceh
 
Nurul Arifin
Golkar Party
 
Sumarjati Arjoso
House of Representatives - Gerindra Party
 
Taufik Asril
USAID SERASI Project
 
Haris Azhar
Kontras
 
Sugeng Bahagijo
Indonesian Community for Democracy
 
Ahmad Taufan Damanik
KKSP Foundation - Education and Information Center
 
M. Hanif Dhakiri
House of Representatives - National Awakening Party
 
Rafendi Djamin
Human Rights Working Group
 
Sitti Nurlaili Djenaan
N. Sulawesi Women’s Voice - Swara Parangpuan Sulut
 
Warsito Ellwein
Friedrich Naumann Stiftung – Indonesia
 
I Ketut Putra Erawan
Institute for Peace and Democracy
 
Devi Santi Erawaty
Indonesian Women in Politics Caucus Makassar
 
T.R. Arif Faisal
Sentra Advocacy for People’s Education Rights
 
Estu Rakhmi Fanani
Legal Aid & Women Association for Justice
 
Fransisca Fitri
Yappika: Indonesian Civil Society Alliance for Democracy
 
Meuthia Ganie-Rochman
LabSosio University of Indonesia
 
Hadar Gumay
Center for Electoral Reform
 
Bambang Harymurti
PT Tempo Inti Media Tbk
 
Chrysanti Hasibuan-Sedyono
Indonesia Business Links
 
Aquino Hayunta
Women’s Journal Foundation
 
Mickael Hoelman
TIFA Foundation
 
Muhammad Husain
United Nations Development Programme – Indonesia
 
Lilis Nurul Husna
Lakpesdam NU
 
Tangkuman A. Immanuel
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
 
Poengky Indarti
Imparsial - The Human Rights Monitor
 
Furbertus Ipur
Institute Empowerment and People Movement – Elpagar
 
Siti Maimunah Ismail
Mining Advocacy Network
 
Piet Khaidir
Freedom House
 
Ignas Kleden
Indonesian Community for Democracy
 
Mutmainah Korona
Women and Children Care Community
 
Luthfi J. Kurniawan
Malang Corruption Watch
 
Irman Lanti
United Nations Development Programme – Indonesia
 
Mufti Makarimalahlaq
Institute for Defense, Security and Peace Studies
 
Rizal Malik
United Nations Development Programme – Indonesia
 
Victor Mambor
NGO Working Forum
 
Mian Manurung
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung – Indonesia
 
Lena Maryana
United Development Party
 
Rauf Maswadi
University of Indonesia
 
Tristanti Mitayani
iKNOW Politics
 
Dian Kartikasari Mukti Handayani
Koalisi Perempuan Indonesia
 
Mien Muntoro
Parliamentary Women Caucus - Hanura Party
 
Vincent Nicod
International Committee of the Red Cross
 
Rivani Noor
Community Alliance Pulp and Paper Advocacy
 
Eryanto Nugroho
Centre for Indonesian Law and Policy Studies
 
Siti Nurjanah
Center for Religious and Community Studies
 
Marcelino Pandin
RAFLES
 
A.P.A. Timo Pangerang
Parliamentary Women Caucus
 
Efendi Panjaitan
Institute for Policy Advocacy and Studies
 
Andreas Pareira
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
 
Uli Parulian Sihombing
The Indonesian Legal Resource Center
 
Justus Pattipawae
Moluccas Tifa Peace Institute
 
Antonio Pradjasto
Center for Democracy & Human Rights Studies
 
Ripana Puntarasa
University Rakyat Merdeka
 
M. Rajaretnam
International Centre, Goa
 
Agus Rakasiwi
Independent Journalist Alliance – Bandung
 
Achmad Ramadhan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
 
Erwin Razak
Indonesia’s Movement - Pergerakan Indonesia
 
Faisal Riza
Jari Borneo Barat
 
Elga Joan Sarapung
Inter-Faith Dialogue Institute
 
Angga Haksoro Ardhi Sareh
Voice of Human Rights News Centre
 
Fatah Muria Sudarminto
Association of People’s Education for Social Transformation
 
Eva Kusuma Sundari
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
 
Tjatur Kukuh Surjanto
Santiri Foundation
 
Suhardi Suryadi
Institute for Social and Economic Research, Education, and Information
 
Yenni Suryaningati
Yappika: Indonesian Civil Society Alliance for Democracy
 
Pribadi Sutiono
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
 
Hari Subagyo Sutopo
Yogyakarta Politician Forum
 
Jedut Sutoyo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
 
Andi Mariattang Syamsuddin Alimsyah
Indonesian Women in Politics Caucus – Sulsel
 
Thoral Sylvie
International Committee of the Red Cross
 
Lip Li Teh
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
 
Edmund Teoh
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus
 
Khamid Anik Khamim Tohari
Indonesian Conference on Religion and Peace
 
Carolus Tuah
Pokja30 Samarinda
 
Artanti Wardhani
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung – Indonesia
 
Achmad Wazir Wicaksono
Consortium for Peace and Justice – Malang
 
Prakoso Wicaksono
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
 
J. Danang Widoyoko
Indonesia Corruption Watch
 
Dimas Yuda
Institute for Defense, Security and Peace Studies
 
Khamai Zada
Lakpesdam NU
 
Herryadi
TIFA Foundation
 
Rumadi
Wahid Institute
 
Sulastio
Indonesian Parliamentary Center
 
Tedjabayu
Institute for the Study of Free Flow of Information
 
Wahyuningrum (Yuyun)
Oxfam International
 
Japan
Ryota Jonen
World Movement for Democracy
 
Daisuke Kitai
Democracy in Asia and China
 
Malaysia
Syed Ahmad
Islamic Party of Malaysia
 
Premesh Chandran
Malaysiakini
 
James Chin
Monash University
 
Cynthia Gabriel
Coordination of Action Research on AIDs and Mobilization
 
Wai Ling Ho
All Women’s Action Society
 
Anwar Ibrahim
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
 
Ibrahim Suffian
Merdeka Center for Opinion Research
 
Chin-Huat Wong
Monash University
 
Elizabeth Wong
Justice Party of Malaysia
 
Swee Seng Yap
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development - Forum Asia
 
Yusmadi Yusoff
Member of Parliament
 
Mongolia
Nyamtseren Bataa
Hands Up for Your Rights
 
Tseveen Tsetsenbileg
Academy of Science of Mongolia
 
Undarya Tumursukh
MONFEMNET
 
Nepal
Madhu Acharya
Antenna Foundation
 
Kunda Dixit
Nepali Times
 
Krishna Hachhethu
Tribhuvan University
 
Sushil Pyakurel
Alliance For Social Dialogue
 
Robin Sitoula
Samriddhi - Prosperity Foundation
 
Pakistan
Owais Ali
Pakistan Press Foundation
 
Sanaullah Baloch
Baluchistan Institute for Development
 
Moin Fudda
Center for International Private Enterprise – Pakistan
 
Zafarullah Khan
Centre for Civic Education
 
Aasiya Riaz
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency
 
Majid Shabbir
Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry
 
Mohammad Waseem
Interactive Resource
 
Muhammad Zubair
Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy
 
Philippines
Roby Alampay
Southeast Asian Press Alliance
 
Egoy Bans
Initiatives for International Dialogue
 
Edna Co
Philippines Democracy Assessment Network
 
Melinda Quintos de Jesus
Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
 
Anelyn de Luna
Altsean Burma – Thailand
 
Jesus Estanislao
Institute for Solidarity in Asia
 
Angela Garcia
Asia Institute of Management
 
Chito Gascon
Liberal Party
 
Aissa Peñafiel
Democracy Video Challenge Winner
 
Melanie Pinlac
Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
 
Teresita Quintos- Deles
INCITEGov
 
Amina Rasul- Bernardo
Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy
 
Kathryn Raymundo
Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
 
Singapore
Jaslyn Go
Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia
 
Mas Atikah Ju
Youth Essay Contest Winner
 
Seelan Palay
Singapore Democratic Party
 
Sinapan Samydorai
Task Force on ASEAN Migrant Workers
 
John Tan
Singapore Democratic Party
 
South Korea
Inae Hyun
North Korean Intellectual Society
 
Anselmo Lee
Korea Democracy Foundation
 
Hubert Young-Hwan Lee
Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights
 
Sook Jong Lee
East Asia Institute
 
Munjin Park
Korea Democracy Foundation
 
Sri Lanka
Visaka Dharmadasa
Association of War Affected Women
 
Shahul Hasbullah
National Peace Council of Sri Lanka
 
Taiwan
Klaus Y.H. Ding
Vision Youth Action
 
Michael Y.M. Kau
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
 
Chung-Hwa Ku
Citizen Congress Watch
 
Hsing-Ling Lai
Raging Citizens Act Now!
 
George Lee
Taipei Economic and Trade Office
 
Jonathan Lin
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
 
Bo Tedards
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
 
Thailand
Ryce Chanchai
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Asia-Pacific Regional Centre – Bangkok
 
Seetala Chanvised
Young People for Democracy Movement
 
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Nation Media Group
 
Metha Matkhao
Social-Democracy Think Tank
 
Pitch Pongsawat
People’s Empowerment
 
Sean Ang
Southeast Asian Centre for E-media
 
Tibet
Tsering Choden
Y! Magazine
 
Tendor Dorjee
Students for Free Tibet
 
Vietnam
Vo Van Ai
Que Me: Action for Democracy in Vietnam

Central/Eastern Europe

Albania
Remzi Lani
Albanian Media Institute

Antuen Skenderi
Mjaft!

Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sead Alihodzic
International IDEA

Igor Blaževic
People in Need Foundation

Darko Brkan
Dosta! Movement

Aleksandar Trifunovic
Center for Informative Decontamination of Youth

Czech Republic
Jeremy Druker
Transitions Online

Jana Hybášková
Evropska Demokraticka Strana

Vera Rihackova
EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

Marek Svoboda
People In Need Foundation

Kosovo
Sarah Maliqi
Kosovo Initiative for Human Rights

Macedonia
Zoran Ilieski
Coalition of Youth Groups SEGA

Biljana Janeva
Ohrid Institute

Emil Kirjas
Liberal International

Moldova
Olga Manole
Promo-LEX

Igor Munteanu
IDIS Viitorul

Montenegro
Srdjan Darmanovic
Center for Democracy and Human Rights

Poland
Julie Boudreaux
Education Society of Malopolska

Alicja Derkowska
Educational Society of Malopolska

Justyna Janiszewska
Foundation for Education for Democracy

Agnieszka Komorowska
Stefan Batory Foundation

Dorota Mitrus
European Institute for Democracy

Krzysztof Stanowski
Foundation for Education for Democracy

Serbia
Vukosava Crnjanski Šabovic
LiNet

Zora Cujic
NGO “School Bell”

Ivan Stojanovic
Youth Initiative for Human Rights


Eurasia

Armenia
Mikayel Danielyan
Helsinki Association

Azerbaijan
Shahin Abbasov
IREX Azerbaijan

Hikmet Hadjy-zadeh
Center for Political and Economic Research

Emin Huseynov
Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety

Leyla Yunus
Institute of Peace and Democracy

Georgia
Nino Chanturia
Georgia Chapter, Women’s Democracy Network

Julia Kharashvili
IDP Women Association “Consent”

Devi Khechineshvili
Partnership for Social Initiatives

Kazakhstan
Roza Akylbekova
Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights & Rule of Law

Gulnara Karakulova
Shymkent Women’s Resource Center

Assylbeck Kozhakhmetov
Republican Public Association “Shanyrak”

Bakhytzhan Toregozhina
Foundation “Ar.Rukh. Hak”

Kyrgyzstan
Nadira Eshmatova
Youth Human Rights Group

Valentina Gritsenko
Spravedlivost

Russia
Ekaterina Babintseva
Youth Essay Contest Winner

Sergey Barinov
Youth Essay Contest Winner

Igor Belikov
Russian Institute of Directors

Dmitry Dubrovskiy
Smolny Institute for Arts and Science

Yuri Dzhibladze
Centre for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights

Dokka Itslaev
Memorial

Vladmir Milov
Solidarity Movement

Liudmila Romanova
Kaluga Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Maria Rozalskaya
SOVA Center

Elena Ryabinina
Institute of Human Rights

Anna Sevortian
Centre for the Development of Democracy and Human Rights

Tajikistan
Nigina Bakhrieva
Flex Consortium LLC

Turkey
Ertuğrul Cenk Gürcan
Human Rights Research Association

Turkmenistan
Vyacheslav Mamedov
Civil Democratic Union of Turkmenistan

Ukraine
Ilko Kucheriv
Democratic Initiatives Foundation

Andrij Nechyporuk
Lion Society

Inna Pidluska
Europe XXI Foundation

Daria Taradai
Youth Essay Contest Winner

Yulia Tyshchenko
Ukrainian Centre for Independent Political Research

Uzbekistan
Nadejda Atayeva
Association for Human Rights in Central Asia 


Latin America/Caribbean

Argentina
Diego Sueiras
Fundacion Nueva Generación Argentina

Bolivia
Luz Maria Calvo
Instituto Socioambiental

Fabiola Cordova
National Endowment for Democracy

Oscar De la Parra
Fundacion de Apoyo al Parlamento y a la Participación Ciudadana

Brazil
Camila Asano
Conectas

Isaac Goldendrut
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Chile
Luis Ayala
Socialist International

Maria Sanhueza
Participa

Colombia
Alejandra Barrios
Mision de Observación Electoral

Cesar Garcia
Afro-Colombian Caucus

Angel Eduardo Marin Quintero
Youth Essay Contest Winner

Andrés Morales
Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa

Gina Romero
OCASA

Elisabeth Ungar
Corporación Transparencia por Colombia

Costa Rica
Oscar Alvarez
Fundacion para el Pacifico Democratico

Jaime Ordonez
Instituto Centroamericano de Gobernabilidad

Cuba
Joel Brito
Grupo Internacional para la Responsabilidad Social

Eliecer Consuegra Rivas
Human Rights Activst

Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat
Cuban Democratic Directorate

John Suarez
Cuban Democratic Directorate

Dominican Republic
Rommel Santos Diaz
Fundacion Federalista

Ecuador
Orazio Bellettini
Grupo FARO

Gabriela Muñoz
Centro Ecuatoriano de Derecho Ambiental

Guatemala
Manfredo Marroquin
Acción Ciudadana

Haiti
Nadege Robertson
Hope for Haiti

Yva Salvant
Center for Citizen Training and Development Support

Hans Tippenhauer
Fondation Espoir / Jeune Ayiti

Mexico
Marcelina Bautista-Bautista
International Domestic Worker Network

Rommel Gonzaléz
Member of Several Indigenous Rights Movements

Oscar Salazar
¡Cuidemos el Voto!

Nicaragua
Sergio Balladares
Movimiento Puente

Yader Amilcar Loza Jarquin
Projusticia

Claudia Pineda
Instituto de Estudios Estratégicos y Políticas Públicas

Panama
Enrique de Obarrio
Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy

Paraguay
Diego Abente-Brun
International Forum for Democratic Studies

Pedro Benitez
Sindicato de Periodistas de Paraguay

Marta Ferrara
Semillas para la Democracia

Peru
Daniel Cordova
Invertir

Cecilia Ramirez
Catholic Institute for International Relations

Katya Salazar
Due Process of Law Foundation

Uruguay
Anabel Cruz
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation

Rosa Quintana
Human Rights Activist and Union Leader

Venezuela
Miriam Kornblith
National Endowment for Democracy

Carlos Ponce
Justice Consortium


 

Middle East/North Africa

Afghanistan
Sayed Abdullah Ahmadi
Cooperation Center for Afghanistan

Mohammad Nasib
Center for International Private Enterprise – Afghanistan

Sakena Yacoobi
Afghan Institute of Learning

Bahrain
Wajeeha Al-Baharna
Bahrain Women’s Association

Mohammed Al-Maskati
Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights

Egypt
Esraa Abdel Fattah
Egyptian Democratic Academy

Ahmad Badawy
El Ghad Party

Farida El-Nakash
Forum for Women in Development

Marianne Ibrahim
Bridge for Training and Research and Development

Emad Ramadan
Egyptian Democracy Institute

Ahmed Samih
Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence

Iran
Ali Afshari
Iranian Democratic Students Association - George Washington University

Iraq
Fatimah Al-Behadili
al-Firdaws Society

Salah Aziz
American Society for Kurds

Suhailah Hamzah
Babel Provincial Council

Waee Hamzah
Iraq Civic Action Network

Dhafer Hasan
Iraqi Social Education Team

Salim Saad
South Youth Center

Salah Sachit
Dar al-Salam

Abdulazeez Salim
Al-Tahreer Typical Society

Jordan
Hailana Ka’abneh
Rusaifeh Municipality Citizens’ Committee

Asma Khader
Sisterhood Is Global Institute

Hadeel Khasawneh
International Republican Institute

Lebanon
Ziad Abdul Samad
Arab NGO Network for Development

Lina Abou Habib
Collective for Research and Training on Development

Ali Al-Amin
Sho’oun Janoubiyya

Adham Chabaani
Development for People and Nature Association

Aline Karim
Lebanese Forces Party

Fida Nasrallah
United Nations Mission to Nepal

Morocco
Prince Moulay Hicham Ben Abdallah
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University

Mohamed Hassine
Moroccan Forum for Truth and Justice

Amina Lemrini
Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc

Rabéa Naciri
Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc

Youness Tihm
Youth Essay Contest Winner

Saudi Arabia
Jafar Al-Shayeb
Qatif Municipal Council

Syria
Radwan Ziadeh
Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies

Tunisia
Slaheddine Jourchi
El Jahedh Forum

Mohsen Marzouk
Arab Democracy Foundation – Qatar

Radwan Masmoudi
Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy

Yemen
Ahmed Al-Wahishi
Democracy Assistance Dialogue

Tawakul Karman
Women Journalists Without Chains


North America

Canada
Kim Campbell
Former Prime Minister of Canada

Shana Kaiser
International IDEA

Carol McQueen
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Alyssa Mellon
Embassy of Canada, Indonesia

Paul Rowland
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs – Indonesia

Anita Vandenbeld
iKNOW Politics

United States
Rahman Aljebouri
National Endowment for Democracy

Cecilia Andersen
World Movement for Democracy

Paty Arias
Center for Civic Education

Sef Ashiagbor
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Melissa Aten
International Forum for Democratic Studies

Maureen Aung-Thwin
Open Society Institute

Ana Avendano
AFL-CIO

Joel D. Barkan
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Shaazka Beyerle
International Center on Nonviolent Conflict

Sally Blair
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program

John Cavanaugh
International Republican Institute

Samlanchith Chanthavong
National Endowment for Democracy

Timothy Cooper
Worldrights

Mona Dave
National Endowment for Democracy

Beth Davis
World Movement for Democracy

Jamie Davis
Solidarity Center – Indonesia

Maria Dayton
Voices for a Democratic Egypt / Transterra Media

Larry Diamond
Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law - Stanford University

Dominique Dieudonne
National Endowment for Democracy

Nadia Diuk
National Endowment for Democracy

Donald Emmerson
Stanford University

Dokhi Fassihian
Democracy Coalition Project

Georges Fauriol
National Endowment for Democracy

Dan Fisk
International Republican Institute

Tom Garrett
International Republican Institute

Carl Gershman
National Endowment for Democracy

Jessica Gingerich
National Endowment for Democracy

Rakhee Goyal
Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace

Louisa Greve
National Endowment for Democracy

Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn
Freedom House

Barbara Haig
National Endowment for Democracy

Christine Han
North Korea Strategy Center

Siobhan Hayes
Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace

Hans Hogrefe
House of Representatives - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Eric Hontz
Center for International Private Enterprise

Scott Hubli
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Jane Jacobsen
National Endowment for Democracy

Clay Johnson
Sunlight Foundation

Brian Joseph
National Endowment for Democracy

Meredith Katz
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Art Kaufman
World Movement for Democracy

Laith Kubba
National Endowment for Democracy

Jayne Kurzman
Hurford Foundation

Jessica Lee
House of Representatives - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wilson Lee
National Endowment for Democracy

Rachel Leman
House of Representatives

Debra Liang-Fenton
U.S. Institute of Peace

Tiffany Lynch
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Becky MacFarlane
Center for Civic Education

Andrew Mandelbaum
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Peter Manikas
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Joshua Marks
National Endowment for Democracy

Nalishha Mehta
Solidarity Center

Tim Meisburger
Asia Foundation

Robert Miller
Hurford Foundation

Val Moghadam
Purdue University

David Moore
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law

Tina Mufford
International Republican Institute

Richard Nuccio
Center for Civic Education - Civitas International Programs

Jaime O’Keefe
United States Department of State - Bureau of International Information Programs

Allen Overland
Democracy Resource Center

Melanie Penagos
World Movement for Democracy

Jennifer Pendelton
Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace

Ted Piccone
Brookings Institution

Marc Plattner
Journal of Democracy/International Forum for Democratic Studies

Rodger Potocki
National Endowment for Democracy

Jean Rogers
Center for International Private Enterprise

Doug Rutzen
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law

Bill Ryan
Center for Civic Education – Indonesia

Tim Ryan
Solidarity Center

Pamela Rykowski
Humanity in Action

Adam Schmidt
International Foundation for Electoral Systems

David Shelby
U.S. Department of State

Chris Spence
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

John Sullivan
Center for International Private Enterprise

Marguerite Sullivan
Center for International Media Assistance

Bill Sweeney
International Foundation for Electoral Systems

C. Holland Taylor
Libforall Foundation

Micaela Thurman
Meridian International

Dalen Todd
International Research and Exchanges Board

Cate Urban
World Movement for Democracy

Rebekah Usatin
National Endowment for Democracy

Lauren Wilkins
International Republican Institute

Angela Wu
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty


Western Europe

Beligium
Bettina Peters
Global Forum for Media Development

Denmark
Rasmus Grue Christensen
Danish Red Cross Youth

France
Benjamin Abtan
Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Dominique Sopo
SOS Racisme

Germany
Sebastian Braun
Friedrich Naumann Stiftung

Dieter Dettke
Georgetown University

Dolkun Isa
World Uyghur Congress

Erwin Schweisshelm
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung– Indonesia

Ireland
Ivan Doherty
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Aidan White
International Federation of Journalists

Netherlands
Will Derks
Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

André Gerrits
Alfred Mozer Foundation

Liesbeth van der Hoogte
Oxfam Novib

Roel von Meijenfeldt
Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

Norway
Karin Dokken
Human Rights House Foundation

Inger Prebensen
Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace

Spain
Alberto Ruiz-Theiry
Centrist Democrat International

Sweden
Helena Bjuremalm
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Olle Burell
Olof Palme International Center

Ulrika Carlsson
Centre Party International Foundation

Mats Denninger
Centre Party International Foundation

Catherine Isaksson
Centre Party International Foundation

Göran Lindblad
Member of Swedish Parliament and PACE

Ivi-Triin Odrats
PACE

United Kingdom
Asad Ahmed
International Forum for Islamic Dialogue

Michael Allen
Democracy Digest

Tim Dier
International Young Democrat Union

Linda Duffield
Westminster Foundation for Democracy

Andrew Ellis
International IDEA – Indonesia

Penelope Faulkner
Que Me: Action for Democracy in Vietnam

Jeff Lovitt
Policy Association for an Open Society

Stephanie Lynn
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs – Malaysia

Bart Woord
International Federation of Liberal Youth

Richard Youngs
FRIDE