Janerose Alvers M.A. Human Rights B.A. International Project Management B.A. Information Science Economic, social and cultral rights (food and water) Minority Rights Women's Rights

Janerose has studied Human Rights at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights in Göteborg. She is a certified International Project Coordinator with wide work experience from the NGO sector in Kenya, including the Turkana district. Janerose has additionally experience from The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative in Kampala, Uganda and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) at the Nordic Office in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is currently working as a Project Coordinator with focus on HIV/Aids at Göteborgs Initiativet and is a National Board Member of the Feminist Initiative (F!) in Sweden as well as an active volunteer for the WFP:s School feeding programme.

Henrik Andersson Ph.D. Candidate, University of Essex M.A. Human Rights B.A. Philosophy Philosophy of Rights Responsibility for historical injustice

Henrik has studied Philosophy, History of ideas and Human Rights at Göteborg University. He is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. programme in Philosophy at the University of Essex in United Kingdom. The main focus of his dissertation is historical injustices and whether people today can be held accountable for them.

Marcus Bideke Ph.D. Candidate, University of Lapland M.A. Social Science Democracy and Human Rights Discrimination Minority Rights

Marcus holds M.A. in Social Science from Mid University, Sweden. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in International Relations at the University of Lapland in Finland, while serving as a Board and Expert on Democracy and Human Rights at the NGO Thema in Nilivaara. Marcus previous work experience includes a position as a Project manger at Swedish Red Cross and Employment advisor for Stockholm municipality. He has published reports and articles for various clients including the Centre for Equal Rights, Centre Against Racism and Thema journal. His Ph.D. dissertation is examining the effects of the pathological assimilation of the Finnish speaking minority in Swedish Tornedalen.

Mirelle Gyllenbäck  Poppius Diploma in Practical Journalism B.A. Ethnology Minority Rights Women’s Rights

Mirelle holds a Diploma in Practical Journalism from Poppius. As a journalist she has focused on the general situation of the Roma national minority in Sweden and gender issus. Mirelle has previous experience from the Ombudsman against ethnic discrimination (DO) as well as several Roma associations. She is currently working as a reporter for the periodical È Romani Glinda and as a Project Coordinator. The project which is financed by the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs is focusing on gender equality and employment among Roma women.

Josiane Bolenge Kamparås M.A. Human Rights B.A. International Project Management B.A. Information Science The rights of the Child Women's Rights

Josiane has studied Human Rights at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights where she specialized in the rights of the child.  She is a certified International Project Coordinator with field-research and broad work experience from the DR Congo. Josiane is currently stationed as a Project Coordinator in Brazzaville, Congo with the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden under the umbrella of the international humanitarian organisation ASUDH.

Åsa Meister M.A. Human Rights B.A. International Relations The rights of the Child Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Åsa has studied International Relations and Human Rights at Göteborg University, and as a preschool teacher from the beginning she has specialized in children's rights and the sense of the Convention of The Rights of the Child (CRC). Åsa has been widely active in Save the Children Sweden as a CRC informant, web editor as well as the Chairman of the Committee of the local branch of Save the Children Sweden. Her M.A. thesis examined the implementation of the CRC among central and local governments. She has well documented experience of informing about the CRC in schools, organisations, companies and public authorities. Åsa's most recent working experience includes a position at Gateway College in Santa Barbara, USA.

Carolina Olson M. A. Human Rights/Social Anthropology B.A. Anthropology HIV/AIDS related rights Human Rights and Environment

Carolina has studied Human Rights at the Macquarie University in Sydney and at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights in Göteborg. After five years of residence in the USA, UK and Australia she returned to Sweden in 2003. Carolina travelled extensively in Namibia and Uganda 2005-2006 where she conducted field-research, which gradually led to an internship at the UNAIDS office in Bangkok, Thailand. She has received several prestigious scholarships and participated in AIDS-conferences in Göteborg and Toronto.

Mirella Pejčić M.A. Human Rights M.A. International Studies B.A. Psychology Economic, social and cultural rights Minority Rights Transitional justice and Reconciliation

Mirella is the founder of MR Konsulter. She has studied Human Rights, International law, Psychology and Anthropology at various universities including the Institute for the Study of Human Rights in Göteborg. She has specialized in Minority Rights and has extensive work and research experience with minority issues in the USA, Sweden and the Balkans. In addition she has work and voluntary experience from several human rights NGOs, including Amnesty International, Swedish UN Association and Fairtrade. Mirella is currently writing a report about minorities in Ukraine.

Adela Rodrigo M.A. Human Rights B.A. Cultural and Media Studies Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Adela holds a degree in Cultural and Media studies from the University of East London and a M.A. from the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Göteborg University. She has field-research experience from South Africa where she examined the CSR policies concerning employees with HIV/AIDS.  Her prior work experience includes UNHCR, AccountAbility and Business in the Community. Adela is presently working as a coordinator at the Swedish Cancer Society and is an active member of Amnesty Business Group (ABG).

Frida Øhman B.A Euroasian Studies Certified Project Manager Human Rights NGOs in the Balkans

Frida has studied the Balkans and Euroasia at the University of Oslo in Norway and Uppsala University in Sweden. Her focus areas are Human Rights in the Balkans and the NGOs work in the region. She has written essays on the situation of the Serb minority in the Krajina region in Croatia and on Children’s rights NGOs in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Frida is a certified Project Manager with several years of organisational and coordinating experience from Amnesty International Balkans Country Programme.

Affiliation:

Tanja Bardak
Tanja has a Law degree from the Law Faculty of Business Academy in Novi Sad, Serbia. In addition she holds a degree on a completion of a journalistic school attended by the "Independent Association of Journalists" from Belgrade and a certificate in the field of Human Trafficking. She is especially interested in the position of the Serb minority in the Balkans region as well as the situation of refugees in the Republic of Serbia. Tanja has an extensive experience with voluntary work with the NGO "Country of Living" which deals with prevention, rehabilitation and re-socialization of drug addicts.
 

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