Participants Listed Alphabetically by Country Name (in English)
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Albania
* Rasim Hasanaj, Chairman, State Committee on Cults of the Republic of Albania
* Brikena Kasmi, Head, Legal Drafting Sector, General Department of Codification, Ministry of Justice
Argentina
* Andrea De Vita, Directora General del Registro Nacional de Cultos, Secretaría de Culto
* Juan Laureano Fabían Landaburu, Subsecretario de Culto, Cancilleria Argentina
Australia
* Paul Babie, Doctor, University of Adelaide Law School, Research Unit for the Study of Society, Law and Religion (RUSSLR)
* Neville Rochow, Barrister and Research Associate, Research Unit for the Study of Society, Law and Religion (RUSSLR)
Belgium
* Marie-Claire Simone France Ghislaine Foblets, Professor, Catholic University Leuven
Brazil
* Luiz Alberto Barbosa, Reverend, National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil
* Andre Franco Montoro Filho, President, ETCO-Brazilian Institute of Competitive Ethics
Cambodia
* GNUON Thuon, Advisor to the Royal Government of Cambodia, Ministry of Cults and Religions
* MIN Khin, Minister, Ministry of Cults and Religions
* UN Dary, Director General for Religious Affairs, Ministry of Cults and Religions
Canada
* John Young, Professor, University of Northern British Columbia
Chile
* Ana María Celis Brunet, Professor of Law, Pontoficia Universidad Católica de Chile
* Carmen Aida Dominguez Hidalgo, Directora Centro UC Familia/Profesora Derecho Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
China
* Peng LIU, Director, Pu Shi Institute for Social Sciences; Senior Research Fellow, Institute of American Studies at the Chinese Academy in Social Sciences; Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Law and Religion Studies, Emory University (CV)
Colombia
* Rafael Pardo Rueda, Presidential Candidate, Liberal Party
Czech Republic
* Daniel Kumermann, Consul General for the Czech Republic, Consulate of the Czech Republic to the United States
Dominican Republic
* Nelson De Jesus Arroyo Perdomo, Diputado de la República por la Provicia San Pedro de Macoris, PRD, Cámara de Diputados de la Republica Dominicana
* Carlos Peña, Congressman, National Congress of the Dominican Republic
Egypt
* Tayseir Mandour, Professor of Medicine Al-Azhar University Faculty of Medicine, Member Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, Member Interreligious Dialogue and Islamic Foreign Relations Committee of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs
El Salvador
* Alfonso Pineda Claude, Attorney at Law, Pineda Claude and Associates
Germany
* Mathias Rohe, Professor/Doctor, University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ghana
* Nii Josiah-Aryeh, Doctor, University of Ghana Faculty of Law
* Kofi Quashigah, Dean of Law, University of Ghana
Guatemala
* Oswaldo Enríquez Contreras, Assistant to the Attorney General
* Socorro Quezada Fernández, Assistant to the Attorney General for Human Rights
* Sergio Morales, Doctor, Procuraduria Derechos Humanos de Guatemala
* Hugo Leonel Ruano Chacon, Sociologist, Universidad Panamericana
Guyana
* Juan A. Edghill, Bishop/Chairman, Ethnic Relations Commission
India
* Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi, Former Chief Justice of India, Supreme Court of India
Indonesia
* Edison Oktoberlin Pasaribu, Director of Christian Affairs, Ministry of Religious Affairs
Iraq
* Abdullah Hermiz JaJo Al-naufali, President, Iraqi Christian and Non-Muslim Endowment
Ireland
* Anastasia Crickley, Chairperson, European Union Fundamental Rights Agency; Head of the Department of Applied Sciences, National University of Ireland
Japan
* Hajime TAJIKA, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Okayama University
Jordan
* Faisal Madallah Hijazin, Attorney at Law
* Father Butros Michel Janho, Greek Orthodox Church
Kazakhstan
*Aidar Parkulovich Abuov, Director, International Centre of Cultures and Religions, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan
* Irina Borisovna Tsepkova, Associate Professor of Politology, Kazakh Academy of Transport and Communications of M.Tynyshpaev; Kazakh National Medical University
Laos
* LANGSY Phouangkeo, Director General, International Relations of Mass Organizations Department, the Committee for External Relations of the Party Central Committee
* PHONETHASINE Bounthavy, Deputy Director, Buddhist Division, Department of Religious Affairs, the Lao Front for National Construction
Mexico
* Alberto Patiño Reyes, Doctor en Derecho Eclesiástico del Estado
* Paulo Tort Ortega, Director General De Asociaciones Religiosas, Secretaria de Gobernacion
* Javier Corral Jurado, Diputado, Congreso de la Unión de México
Mongolia
* Dorjdamba Zumberellkham, Director, Civil Services Commission
Nepal
* Prakash Man Singh, Constituent Assembly/Parliament Member, Nepali Congress Party/Constituent Party
* Kanak Bikram Thapa, Former Dean, Faculty of Law, Tribhuvan University
Norway
* Tore Lindholm, Associate Professor, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights; Academic Advisory Board, International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
Paraguay
* Hugo Britez Ibarra, Political Analyst, Vice Ministerio de Culto
Russia
* Anatoly A. Krasikov, Professor/Director, Euro-Asia Chapter, International Religious Liberty Association
* Roman Nikolaevich Lunkin, Director, Institute for Religion and Law, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences
Senegal
* Fatou Kiné Camara, Faculté des Sciences Juridiques et Politiques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
South Africa
* Pius Nkonzo Langa, Chief Justice, South Africa Constitutional Court
Spain
* Josep María Felip i Sardá, Professor, Universidad de Alicante; Director General, Ministry of Immigration of Comunidad Valenciana
* Elisa María Nuñez Sanchez, Professor, Universidad de Alicante; Assistant Managing Director, Ministry of Immigration of Comunidad Valenciana
Sweden
* Lars Friedner, General Secretary, Church of Sweden
Switzerland
* John Taylor, Doctor, International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF)
Thailand
* Voravat Amornvivat, Colonel, Police Superintendent Immigration Bureau, Royal Thai Police, Bangkok
Uganda
* Musa Francis Ecweru, Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Government of Uganda
* James Mukasa Sebugenyi, Partner, Sebalu and Lule Advocates and Legal Consultants
Ukraine
* Gennadiy Druzenko, Legal Counselor, Parliament’s Committee of European Integration; Fulbright-Kennan Institute Research Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
* Valerii Klymov, Head Specialist, Religious Studies Department, Institute of Philosophy, Ukraine Academy of Science
United States
* Gary B. Doxey, Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
* W. Cole Durham, Jr., Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law and Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
* Scott E. Isaacson, Executive Director for Latin America, International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
* David M. Kirkham, Senior Fellow for Comparative Law and International Policy, International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
* James W. Nickel, Professor of Philosophy and Law, University of Miami Law School
* David Rodearmel, Foreign Service Officer/Europe Team Leader, Office of International Religious Freedom
* Brett G. Scharffs, Professor of Law, Associate Director, J. Reuben Clark Law School, International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
* Elizabeth A. Sewell, Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
* Robert T. Smith, Managing Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
* H. Knox Thames, Acting Executive Director/Director of Policy and Research, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
* J. Clifford Wallace, Chief Judge Emeritus, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
* Michael K. Young, President, University of Utah
Venezuela
* Gonzalo Gonzalez Vizcaya, Agente Alterno Para Los Derechos Humanos Ante El Sistema Interamericano E Internacional, Ministerio Del Poder Poular Para La Relaciones Exteriores
* Kurt Nagel von Jess, Professor, University Rael Urdaneta
Viet Nam
* Bui Thanh Ha, Expert in Religious Studies, Ministry of Public Security
* Nguyen Thi Que, Director General, Government Committee for Religious Affairs
* Dang Tai Tinh, General Director, Department of International Cooperation, Government Committee for Religious Affairs
Zambia
* Ibrahim Ismail Malik,Chairman of the National Handicap and Vocational Government Services Program