Human Rights Attorney, Grufides

Mirtha is the director of GRUFIDES, a Peruvian NGO defending human rights and the environment in Cajamarca-Peru.

Bertha Legal Fellow and Human Rights Attorney, Earth Rights International (ERI)

Maryum represents indigenous farmers and union activists in litigation against multinational corporations for committing human rights abuses in South America.

General Counsel, Earth Rights International (ERI)

Marco oversees ERI’s use of legal strategies to work with communities around the world in protecting their human rights and their environment.

Supervising Attorney, Earth Rights International (ERI)

Since joining ERI in 2011, Marissa has focused on legal strategies to defend the human and environmental rights of communities in cases against corporate and government actors.

Economist, Former World Bank Employee

Peter is an economist and geopolitical analyst. He is also a former World Bank staff and worked extensively around the world in the fields of environment and water resources.

Journalist, El PAíS

Jacqueline is a contributing journalist for newspaper El País (Spain) in Peru since 2012. She investigates about political communication and social conflicts.

Physicist

Ricardo is a Peruvian physicist who specializes in the environment. He is Peru's Former Environmental Minister during the government of president Ollanta Humala (2011).

Global Program Director of Oxfam America's Extractive Industries team

Keith worked previously for the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights in DC and Catholic Relief Services in Peru. He has published articles in Ethics and International Affairs, Human Rights Quarterly and the Los Angeles Times.

Founder and Executive Director, The Accountability Counsel

Natalie is one of the world’s experts on international accountability for human rights and environmental abuses. Previously, she served as a consultant on accountability for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank Inspection Panel.