Norberto Padilla – President, Latin American Consortium for Religious Liberty

1 1 Norberto Padilla is an attorney who graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 1970. He was an advisor to Dr. Fernando de la Rúa, Chairman of the Commission for Constitutional Affairs in the Argentina Senate, between 1983 and 1989. In the Foreign Affairs Ministry, he served as...

Hans Ingvar Filip Roth – Professor of Human Rights, Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies (SUITS)

1 1 Hans Ingvar Roth is Professor of Human Rights at Stockholm University. He holds a PhD in ethics from Lund University, a Master of Letters in philosophy from Oxford University, a BA in Political Science, Philosophy, Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University and an MA in History and...

Ewelina Ochab – Legal Researcher; Author of Never Again: Legal Responses to a Broken Promise in the Middle East

1 1 Ewelina U. Ochab is a legal researcher and human rights advocate, and author of the book Never Again: Legal Responses to a Broken Promise in the Middle East. Ochab works on the topic of the persecution of minorities around the world, with main projects including Daesh genocide in...

Jaclyn L. Neo – Assistant Professor of Law, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law; Deputy Director, Asian Law Institute

1 1 Dr. Jaclyn L. Neo is an Assistant Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and is Deputy Director of the Asian Law Institute. She specializes in constitutional law, focusing on constitutional law and religion as well as comparative constitutional law in Southeast Asia. Jaclyn graduated...

Juan G. Navarro Floria – Professor of Law, Pontificia Universidad Catòlica Argentina

1 1 Dr. Juan G. Navarro Floria graduated in law from Pontificia Universidad Católica of Argentina, where he teaches civil law, ecclesiastical law, and law and religion in Latin America. He earned a PhD in Law from Complutense University (Spain). He was Chief Advisor to the Secretariat of Religious Affairs...

Nicholas Miller – Professor of Church History; Director, International Religious Liberty Institute, Andrews University

1 1 Nicholas Miller is Professor of Church History at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, where he also directs the International Religious Liberty Institute. He holds degrees in law (Columbia University), church history (University of Notre Dame), and theology (Pacific Union College), including a PhD in the history of...

Dato’ Dr. Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin – Associate Professor, Universiti Sains Malaysia; Mufti of Perlis

1 1 Dato’ Dr. Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin, known as Dr. Maza, is Associate Professor, Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia. His areas of specialisation includ Hadith, Ilmu Hadith, Fiqh, Usul Al-Fiqh, Tafsir, Ulum Al-Tafsir, and Islamic History. He holds a BA (Hons) from the the...

Javier Martínez-Torrón – Professor of Law and Director, Department of Law and Religion, Complutense University Madrid School of Law

1 1 Javier Martínez-Torrón is Professor of Law at Complutense University (Madrid, Spain), Vice-President of the Section of Canon Law and Church-State Relations of the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation, and Honorary Foreign Member of the National Academy of Law and Social Sciences of Cordoba, Argentina. He is...

Nikos Maghioros – Assistant Professor of Canon and Ecclesiastical Law, Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

1 1 Nikos Maghioros is an Assistant Professor of Canon and Ecclesiastical Law in the Faculty of Theology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He studied in the Aristotle University and in the Pontifical Lateran University. He teaches Orthodox Canon and Ecclesiastical Law, Sources of Canon Law, Comparative Canon Law, Church...

Kishan Manocha – Senior Adviser on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Organization for Security and Co-operation, Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

1 1 Dr. Kishan Manocha is Senior Adviser on Freedom of Religion or Belief at the Organization for Security and Co-operation Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Warsaw. He has served as Director of the Office of Public Affairs of the Bahá’í community of the United Kingdom....