CHAIRPERSON
Mr. I. K. Gujral
Former Prime Minister and Former Foreign Minister of India; human rights activist; presently Chancellor of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
CO-CHAIRPERSON
Dr. Hameeda Hossain
Leading women’s rights activist and Founder member of Aino Salish Kendra (ASK)
AFGHANISTAN
Mr. Abdul Rahman Hotaki
Director, Afghan Organisation of Human Rights and Environmental Protection
BHUTAN
Mr. Tek Nath Rizal
Human rights activist
BANGLADESH
Ms. Sara Zaker
Leading theatre activist and founder member of the Liberation War Museum
Ms. Shaheen Anam
Executive Director, Manusher Jonno Foundation.
INDIA
Ms. Kamla Bhasin
Women’s rights activist; freelance trainer and resource person on issues related to gender, women’s empowerment and sustainable livelihoods.
Ms. Vrinda Grover
Human Right Activist and Executive Director, Multi Action Research Group
Mr. Hanif Lakdawala
Social Activist, Founder Member Sanchetana
NEPAL
Dr. Devendra Raj Panday
Former Finance Serretary and Former Finance Minister of Nepal; a well-known figure in Nepal’s development and democratisation process; Chairperson of the Rural Self-Reliance Development Center (RSDC)
Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh
Advocate, Supreme Court of Nepal; and human rights activist.
Mr. Keshab Mathema
Ex- UN country representative of China (UNICEF)
PAKISTAN
Mr. I. A. Rehman
Director, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and Senior Journalist
Ms. Zohra Yusuf
Council member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and an active social/human rights activist.
Ms. Salima Hashmi
Artist and Professor of Art; currently Dean, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
Mr. Salman Raja
Lawyer and human rights activist
SRI LANKA
Mr. J.C.Weliamuna
Advocate, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, and a leading human rights lawyer; Executive Director, Transparency International, Sri Lanka
Mr. K.S. Ratnavel
Attorney-at-Law and human rights activist
Ms. Shreen Saroor
Development Worker