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Group of experts
The group of experts
In 2007 and 2008, the Experts Group, which is composed of specialists from around the world, prepared the draft Charter-Agenda under the oversight of the Catalan Institute of Human Rights.
The initial members of the Experts Group:
- North America
Jules Patenaude
Coordinator of Public Consultation and Participation, Town Council of Montréal
- South America
Sebastian Tedeschi
Coordinator of America's Programme, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE)
- Sub-saharan Africa
Davinder Lamba
Coordinator of Operation Firimbi, Habitat International Coalition – Mazingira Institute
- Asia
Nicholas You
Special Advisor for Strategic Planning, UN-HABITAT
- Australia
Andre Frankovits
International Projects Director, Human Rights Council of Australia
- Europe
Monique Chemillier
Professor of International Law, University of Paris VII
- Arab World
Madjid Benchikh
Professor of Law, University of Cergy-Pontoise (Paris-Val-d’Oise)
- Coordinator
Jaume Saura
Director of the Human Rights Institute of Catalonia
- Other partners
Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Director del Centro de Estudos Sociais (Coimbra, Portugal)
When the Nantes Permanent Secretariat (SPIDH) was given the task of heading the UCLG's Human Rights and Local Governments work group, in late 2007, it invited the members of the World Forum on Human Rights' Scientific Committee to participate.
The group of experts thus formed is invited to suggest amendments to the initial draft of the Charter-Agenda and review the Promoter Group's proposals as well as those that may arise during the online participative process currently underway.
