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Hilal Elver

Hilal Elver is a professor of law and the UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Food (started at June 2014), and a distinguished global fellow of the Resnick Program …
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Judith Solomon

Judith Solomon is vice president for Health Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where she focuses on Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program and issues …
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Dorothy Samuels

Dorothy Samuels is a senior fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Ms. Samuels served, for a record 30 years, as a member …
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Margaret Santjer

Margaret Santjer is a writer, editor and communications professional in the Seattle area. She has worked for NBCNews.com and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Brad Wong, news editor for Equal Voice …
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Damien Short

Dr. Damien Short is reader in human rights, and director of the Human Rights Consortium and Extreme Energy Initiative at the School of Advanced Study, University of London.
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Anna Grear

Anna Grear is reader in law, and director of the GNHRE, Cardiff Law School, United Kingdom, and professor of law, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
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Tom Kerns

Dr. Tom Kerns is director of environment and human rights advisory, and professor emeritus of philosophy, Seattle Community College.
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Simona L. Perry

Dr. Simona L. Perry is an independent scholar, founding research partner of c.a.s.e. Consulting Services and vice president of Pipeline Safety Coalition.