Instructor
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Dr. Agnès Callamard is the Director of Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression, an initiative seeking to advance understanding on freedom of expression global norms, and Special Adviser to the President of Columbia University, First Amendment scholar Lee C. Bollinger. Dr. Agnès Callamard spent nine years as the Executive Director of ARTICLE 19, the international human rights organization promoting and defending freedom of expression and access to information globally. She founded and led HAP International (the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership), which is the first self regulatory body for humanitarian agencies at the international level. Prior to this, Dr. Callamard was Chef de Cabinet for the Secretary General of Amnesty International (AI) and AI’s Research Policy Coordinator, leading AI’s policy work and research on a range of human rights. Agnès has advised senior levels of multilateral organizations and governments around the world and has led human rights investigations in more than 30 countries. She has published broadly in the field of human rights, women’s rights, refugee movements and accountability. |
Discussion Moderators
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Dr. Hawley Johnson is the Project Manager for Columbia Global Freedom of Expression. Hawley has over twelve years of experience in international media development both academically and professionally, with a focus on Eastern Europe. Previously she worked with the award winning Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project to launch the Investigative Dashboard (ID), a joint effort with Google Ideas offering specialized databases and research tools for journalists in emerging democracies. From 2000-2007 she was the Associate Director of the Media and Conflict Resolution Program at New York University, she oversaw the implementation of over eight US government sponsored media development programs in eleven countries. In 2012, she completed her Ph.D. in Communications at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She has a M.A. from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a B.A. in International Affairs from American University. |
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Bach Avezdjanov is the Program Officer for Columbia Global Freedom of Expression. Prior to joining the initiative, he has worked in Kyrgyzstan for Freedom House, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Tian Shan Policy Center at the American University of Central Asia. Much of his work focused on legislative reform pertaining to torture prevention. He also worked on strengthening public assembly, religious freedoms, minority rights, and women’s rights. After, Bach joined the UNHCR operation in Kassala, Sudan, a city on the border with Eritrea. In the capacity of a protection officer, he monitored refugee rights issues and designed projects to ensure that those issues are resolved. Bach is fluent in Russian and holds a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law. |
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