OHCHR
Consultation on operationalizing the framework for business
and human rights presented by the Special Representative of
the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and
transnational corporations and other business enterprises
5-6 October 2009
PALAIS DES NATIONS
Room XVIII
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS*
NGOs, trade unions and other civil society organizations
*
Last name
First name
Title
Organization
Acero Barrios
Luis Gerardo
Coordinator
Misereor
Amaladhass
Viyakulamary Programme officer
Armistead
Emily
Policy Officer
Arregui
Alexander
Policy Officer
Avila
Bhraonain
Rocio
Programme Officer
Brid Maire Ni TNI Programme Coordinator
Bosson
Sabrina
Assistant to the
SAVE (Social
Awareness and
Voluntary Education)
India
ActionAid
Friedrich Ebert
Foundation
Oxfam America
Transnational Institute
(TNI) Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
Fair Labor Association
Please note that this list does not contain names of government representatives. Also note that the
categories are very broad and may not fully capture each participant’s affiliation.
President
Bowler
Philip
Brown
Megan
Louisa
Deputy General
Secretary
Consultant
Camposampiero Anna Bruna
Assistant
Cañas Uribe
Gisela Ines
Lawyer
Carrión
Jesús
Researcher
Cavanaugh-Bill
Julie
Advocate
Peyer
Chantal
Development Policy
Williams
Chima
Human Rights
Defender
De Clerck
Paul
Drew
Kristine
Head Economic
Justice Program
Officer
Justice
Dwight
Adviser at ITUC
Brussels
Ellis
Hannah
Campaign Coordinator
Emmanuel
Rufina
Missionary
Englebrecht
Erin
Consultant
Erazo
Maldonado
Friess
Claudia
Liliana
Susanne
Lawyer
Fujii
Kazunari
Galama
Anneke
Global Union
Corporate
Accountability
International
Partito della
Rifondazione
Comunista/Sinistra
Europea (PRC/SE)
Misereor
España / Observatorio
de la Deuda en la
Globalización – Red
Birregional Europa,
América Latina y el
Western Shoshone
Defense Project
(U.S.A.)
Bread for All
Environmental Rights
Action/Friends of the
Earth Nigeria.
Friends of the Earth
Europe, Belgium
Trade Union Advisory
Committee to the OECD
International Trade
Union Confederation
(ITUC), Brussels
Coalition of NGOs
Transborder
Missionaries Interface
Initiative (Nigeria)
Geneva Infant Feeding
Association (IBFANGIFA)
Misereor
Misereor Staff member Misereor
on Mining and
Sustainable
Development
International lawyer
Soka Gakkai
International
Campaign coordinator NGO Fatal Transactions
Gaughran
Audrey
Geszti
Blanka
Hacbang
Javines
Norberto
Human Rights
Advocate
Assistant Campaigner
Amnesty International
Global Witness
Hurtado
Caicedo
Alternative
Transnational Institute
Regionalism/Migration (TNI) Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
Marie Takako Student
Soka Gakkai
International
Cornelia
Senior Advisor corp.
Germany, Germanwatch
Accountability
Daniel
Human rights / Peace
Fastenopfer/Action de
promotion
Carême Switzerland
Francisco
Lawyer
Comisión Ecuménica
Xavier
De Derechos Humanos
Joras
Ulrike
Joshi
Seema
Julien
Emmanuel
Kangamungazi
Harding
Heydenreich
Hostettler
International Alert
Edmond
Senior Programme
Officer
Legal Advisor, Global
Witness
Deputy Director for
Social Affairs
Economist
Kaufman
Eileen
Executive Director
Kaziba
Tshimanga
Kucharz
Blaise
Executive Secretary
Tom
Consultant
Social Accountability
International (SAI)
Association des Badinga
du Congo
Transnational Institute
Lador
Lambe
Yves
Andrea
Adviser
Team Leader
Earthjustice
Global Witness
Lalo
Raphaëlle
Research Intern
Global Witness
Lang
Karen Louise
Consultant
Lazala
Mauricio
Lhotska
Ludmila
Senior Researcher,
Business & Human
Rights
Coordinator
Transnational Institute
(TNI) Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
Mauricio Lazala,
Business & Human
Rights Resource Centre
Gifa
Lindsay
Anne
Policy Analyst
CAFOD
Lopez
Carlos
Lawyer
ICJ
Lusiani
Nicholas
Programme Associate
ESCR-Net
Global Witness
Medef (France)
Caritas Zambia
Masungi Nzau
Béatrice
Economist Specialist
Association des Badinga
du Congo
Berne
Declaration/BankTrack
Vaal Environmental
Justice Alliance
Institute for Human
Rights and Business
Missbach
Sempach
Mokoena
Andreas
Samson
Joint Managing
Director
Project coordinator
Morrison
John
Executive Director
Mulvey
Kathryn
International Policy
Director
Nan
Mary Bawk
Human Rights Activist
Ncabwenge
Didace
Member
Ni Ghralaigh
Blinne
Barrister
Nyahn
Robert L.
Environmentalist
Nteturuye
Eric
Chef d'Antonne
Ofteringer
Stefan
Consultant for Human
Rights in Colombia
Oldenziel
Joris
Omar Jose
Mendivil
Guzman
Senior Project
Coordinator
Coordinator
Orstavik
Gunhild
Advisor
Pahis
Stratos
Fellow
The Norwegian Forum
for Environment and
Development
ICJ
Paragas
Marietta
Parfitt
Claire
Chief Executive
Officer
Researcher
Philippines, Shontoug
Foundation Incorporated
Global Union
Park
Seon Hee
Student
Paul
Geneviève
Program Officer
Philipponnat
Thierry
AIF/Commission
Entreprises
Soka Gakkai
International
International Federation
for Human Rights
(FIDH)
Amnesty International
France
Corporate
Accountability
International
International Federation
for Human Rights
(FIDH)
Organisation pour la
protection de la femme
et de l'enfant OOPPDFE
Bar Human Rights
Committee of England
and Wales (BHRC)
Save My Future
Foundation
Oppdfe - Burnnal
MISEREOR, Catholic
Church based
development agency,
GERMANY
OECD Watch
Red Caribe de Usuarios
de los servicios publicos
Permanent People’s
Tribunal
International Federation
for Human Rights
(FIDH)
Centro de Derechos
Humanos y Ambiente
(CEDHA)
IUF/UITA/IUL
Pigrau
Antoni
Adviser
Quishpe
Salvador
Ricco
Victor Hugo
Prefecto de la
Provincia de Zamora
Chinchipe
Adviser
Rossman
Peter
Casals
Ruth
Salcito
Kendyl
Saltalamacchia
Luca
Steenbock
Kristina
Vice President
Germanwatch
Szymielewicz
Katarzyna
Lawyer
ICJ
Tukhammee
Navinda
Human Rights Activist
Unger
Liesbeth
Uribe Muñoz
Alirio
Manager business and
human rights
Lawyer
International Federation
for Human Rights
(FIDH)
Aim for Human rights
Netherlands
FIDH
Utz
Britta
Van Heerden
Auret
FES Human rights
coordinator
President and CEO
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Berlin
Fair Labor Association
Van Gisbergen
Indra
Avocats Sans Frontieres
Vebkatesan
Rashmi
De Waal
Vita
Lawyer, Programme
Off. Globalisation And
Justice
Advocacy & Legal
Support Coordinator
Adviser
Weihermann
Ralph
Journalist
Wielga
Mark
Lawyer
Wilde Ramsing
Joseph Martin Researcher
Winter
Phillip
FES Intern
Wrzoncki
Elin
Globalization and
International Trade
Union Officer
Coordinator
Director, Nomogaia
Foundation
lawyer
European Coalition for
Corporate Justice
(ECCJ)
The Nomogaia
Foundation
Associazione Volo
Diritto ONLUS
Germanwatch
Cividep-India,
Bangalore- India
Planetary Associazione
for Clean Energy
(Canada) PACE
Kigali-films / German
TV / CODR
THE NOMOGAIA
FOUNDATION
OECD Watch
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Geneva
International Federation
Zeldenrust
Human Rights Desk
Director
Coordinator
Ineke
for Human Rights
(FIDH)
Clean-Clothes
Campaign
BUSINESS, including consultants, law firms and business led
initiatives
Last name
First name Title
Organization
Abrahams
Désirée
Programme
Manager
International Business Leaders
Forum
Allen
Darcie
Consultant
Good Governance Group
ShtenderAuerbach
Michael
Control Risks
Bahr
Thurid
Vice
President,
Social Risk
Consulting
Intern
Bogey
Elise
Brabant
Stéphane
Barklamb
Scott
Senior
Adviser
International Organisation of
Employers (IOE)
Benke
Rafael
Policy
Adviser
Vale
Boffi
AnneLeonore
World Business Council for
Sustainable Development
Buyle
Bea
Campkin
Gary
Carey
Christine
Water Project,
Assistant
Manager
P&G Manager
–Global
Sustainability
Head,
International
Group
Consultant
Cintra
Guillerme
Adviser
Claude
Bernard
President of
the Ethics
IFPMA - International Federation of
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and
Associations
Total
Project
Manager
Lawyer
Global Compact Network
Netherlands
Areva
Herbet Smith LLP
Business/United States/US Council
for International Business
Confederation of British Industry
(CBI)
Corporate Accountability
Committee
Colson
Coralie
Legal Counsel
Cote
Jacqueline
ICC
ICC International of Commerce
Permanent
Representative
Geneva
Cyr
Joe
Partner
Lovells LLP law firm
DasMonfrais
Caroline
Strategy
Consultant
(seconded to
the CBI)
Confederation of British
Industries/Ernst & Young
Day
Martyn
Solicitor
LeighDay
Di Donato
Domenica
Eni S.p.A.
Dion
Richard
Doering
Wiebke
Doris
Patrick
Sustainability
cross-cutting
projects
Policy and
External
Relations
Advisor
Information
Manager
Lawyer
Dotta
Roberto
Deputy,
Director, BHF
Dovey
Kathryn
Director
Egset
Willy
Manager
Frutiger
Christian
Peter
Silvia
Public affairs
Manager
Manager of
Global Issues
and Policy
Adviser
Garrigo
Gram
Nybroe
Greene
Dorte
Grotzky
Daniel
Adam
Vice
President,
Labor & CSR
Spokesperson
Total
Shell
MultiWatch
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
LLP
Business, Humanitarian Forum
Global Business Initiative Human
Rights
StatoilHydro ASA
Nestle
Chevron
DI / Confederation of Danish
Industry
United States Council for
International Business
Renova Group
Haelg
Nina
UNGC Swiss
Network
Assistant
Executive
Director
Civil Society
Manager
Commercial
Clerk
Consultant
ICC Switzerland: UN Global
Compact Swiss Local Network –
Focal Point
Geneva Social Observatory
Hagen
Katherine
Hansen
Cynthia
Heller
Christian
Hiroshi
Amemiya
Kassum
Julian
Kausch
Karin
ICC Policy
Manager
Retired
Keeble
Emily
Consultant
Kip
Christopher Intern
Laufer
Denise
Adviser
International Business Leaders
Forum
SwissHoldings (BIAC)
Lehr
Amy
Attorney
Foley Hoag LLP
Macfarlane
Augustus
Consultant
Maplecroft
Mazurek
Maureen
Monsanto Company
Moss
John
Michael
Director,
Human Rights
Senior Water
Advisor
Natour
Faris
Nijmeijer
Reinier
Gram
Nybroe
Okobi-Harris
Dorte
Director,
Research &
Innovation
Associate
General
Counsel
Adviser
Ebele
lawyer
Yahoo!, Inc.
Payen
Gerard
President
Potter
Edward
Priolo
Alessia
Director,
Workplace
rights
Human Rights
Analyst
AquaFed - The International
Federation of Private Water
Operators
The Coca-Cola Company
World Economic Forum
BASF SE
Corporate Citizenship Japan Limited
(Yokohama, Japan)
ICC International Chamber of
Commerce
Int. Fed. Of Business and
Professional Women
Synergie
AquaFed - The International
Federation of Private Water
Operators
BSR
Shell International BV
Confederation of Danish Industry
Eni S.p.A.
Proust
Jonathan
Legal assistant Herbert Smith LLP Paris
Sokul
Stanley
Exxon Mobil corporation
Timperley
Kate Laura
Tomlinson
Kathryn
Corporate
Isues Advisor
Programmes
Co-ordinator
Consultant
Vallat
Julie
Legal Counsel
TOTAL
Van de Wijs
Peter Paul
US Council for International
Business (USCIB)
Van Embden
Andres
Louise
Issue
Mangement
Leader
Director
International
Social Affairs
Liaison
Officer
Gerente de
Relaciones
Comunitarias
Project
Consultant
Xstrata Tintaya, Cusco, Peru
Van
Thomas
Waeyenberge
Institute for Human Rights and
Business
Synergy
Confederation of Netherlands
Industry and Employers VNO-NCW
(member IOE)
AquaFed - The International
Federation of Private Water
Operators
Velarde
Rivas
Rodolfo
Enrique
Vermijs
David
Warhurst
Alyson
Director
Maplecroft
Wilde
Luke
Director
TwentyFifty Ltd., UK
Wilton
Brent
Deputy
SecretaryGeneral
International Organisation of
Employers (IOE)
Global Compact Network
Netherlands
ACADEMIA and international experts
Last name
First name Title
Organization
Ayine
Dominic
University of Ghana
Asquer
Alberto
Legal
practitioner/Law
Lecturer
Lecturer
Bader
Christine
Advisor
Harvard University
Bonfanti
Angelica
Senior Research
Fellow
University of Milan, Italy
University of Cagliari
Davis
Rachel
Research Fellow
Harvard University
Dickson
Marsha
University
Professor
Fair Labor Association
Doyle
Cathal
Student
University of Middlesex
Earle
Patrick
Executive
Director
Ecoffey
Danielle
Programme
Director
Diplomacy Training Program
Ltd, Faculty of Law, UNSW,
Sydney, Australia
Graduate Institute
Eijsbouts
Adrianus
Johan
Legal Adviser
Eijsbouts Business Law and
Conflict Management
Gallegos
Luis
Member of CAT
Greser
Jaroslaw
Ambassador of
Ecuador to
Washington
Ph.D student
Gotzmann
Nora
Individual
Joseph
Sarah
Research
Assistant
Academic
Hamm
Brigitte
Political scientist
University of Poznan
Castan Centre for Human
Rights Law, Australia
Krachkovskaya Inna
Graduate student
University Duisburg-Essen;
Institution for Development and
Peace
University of Cagliari, Italy
London
Tracy
PhD. Candidate
Individual
Lukas
Karim
Legal Resarcher
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of
Human Rights, Austria
Lipsett
Lloyd
Individual
M'cleod
Herbert
International
human rights
lawyer
Adviser
McSherry
Sarah
Solicitor
Individual
Mehra
Amol
Legal Associate
Human Rights Advocate / USA
Mele
Valentina
Assistant
Professor
Department of Institutional
Analysis and Public
Management, Bocconi
University, Milan
Office of the Presidency Sierra
Leone
Mena
Sébastien
Mouan
Liliane
Chantal
Nolan
Justine
O’Brien
Sean
Attorney and
Professor
Pachoud
Gerald
Adviser
Centre For Peace And
Reconciliation Studies,
Coventry University
Australian Human Rights
Centre, University Of New
South Wales, Australia
Prof. Sean O’Brien, Notre
Dame Law School, Center For
Civil & Human Rights, USA
SRSG Team
Perret
Antoine
Researcher
University of Geneva
Pham
Thi Minh
Nhien
University of Lausanne
Pitts
Joe W.
(Chip)
Research
Assistant/ PhD
candidate
Lecturer in Law
Plank
Leonhard
Researcher
Prandi
Maria
Researcher
Rees
Caroline
Adviser
Shemberg
Andrea
Legal Adviser
SRSG Team
Schrempf
Judith
PhD Student
University of Lausanne
Tougas
MarieLouise
Student
University of Geneva
Umlas
Elizabeth
Researcher and
Consultant
University of Geneva
Waeger
Daniel
Wickert
Woodhouse
Research
assistant/PhD
student
Phd
Student/Research
Assistant
University
Lecturer
University of Lausanne
Stanford University Law
School; UN Global Compact
Advisor
University of Vienna, Austria
School For A Culture Of Peace,
Autonomous University Of
Barcelona
Harvard University Kennedy
School of Government
Doctoral Student
in Business
Ethics
Christopher Research
Assistant
University of Lausanne
Emilie
University of Brussels
Student
University of Lausanne
Wright
Michael
Lawyer
Harvard University
Zimmerman
Vanessa
Lawyer
Harvard University
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS
Last name
First name
Title
Organization
Bartels
Ingvild
Legal
Advisor
Norwegian Centre for Human Rights
Cabezas
Lacayo
Rafael
Omar
Director
Procuradoría de los Derechos Humanos
de Nicaragua
Christoffer
sen
Cuneen
Jonas
Director
Danish Institute for Human Rights
Mary
Solicitor
Devoe
Larruy
Officer
Equality and Human Rights
Commission, Great Britain
Defensoría del Pueblo de Venezuela
Jensen
Mads Holst
Adviser
Danish Institute for Human Rights
Kjorholt
Elin
Legal
Advisor
Norwegian Centre For Human Rights
Kollapan
Jody
Chair
South African Human Rights
Commission
Miller
Alan
Chair
Scottish Human Rights Commission
Montrat
Myriam
Director
General
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Roberts
Kirsten
Irish Human Rights Commission
Ufoyuru
George
Director of
Research,
Policy and
Promotion
Director
The Uganda Human Rights
Commission
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS and other
intergovernmental organizations
Last name
First name
Title
Organization
Bararunyer
este
Libère
Représentant
Permanent
OIF
Barcaro
Carlotta
Unicef
Buchholz
Rebecca
Child Protection
Officer, Child Labour
Research Analyst
Coulibaly
Leroy
Sandra
Représentant
permanent adjointe
OIF
Dunn
Joanne
Senior Child Labour
Protection Advisor
Unicef
Gillespie
Joseph
Human Rights
Advisor, UNMIL
Human Rights and
Protection Section, UNMIL
Gula
Lauren
Consultant, Human
Rights
United Nations Global
Compact
Herdt
Patricia
OIF
Howitt
Richard
Hunter
Philip
Responsible des
projets
Member of the
European Parliament
Research Officer ILO
Mnacakanj
an
Narine
Consultant
UNEP Finance Initiative
Piani
Valeria
PRI Clearinghouse
Manager
United Nations-backed
Principles for Responsible
Investments
SaageMaaß
Miriam
Vasquez
Maria
Program Director
Business & Human
Rights
Programme Officer
Voillat
Claude
Economic Adviser
European Center for
Constitutional and Human
Rights
International Training Centre
of the International Labour
Organization (ITC-ILO)
International committee of
the red Cross (ICRC)
UNRISD
European Parliament
International Labour Office
Wynhoven
Ursula
Head, Policy and
Legal
United Nations Global
Compact
Wyss
Yann
Business and Human
Rights Officer
International Finance
Corporation (IFC)