Rights and Democracy

From the Rights and Democracy website:

Rights & Democracy (International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development) is a non-partisan organization with an international mandate. It was created by Canada's Parliament in 1988 to encourage and support the universal values of human rights and the promotion of democratic institutions and practices around the world.[1]

Principals

Board Members

• Jean-Louis Roy – president since Aug 2002 [2]
• Janice Stein (Chair of the Board)
• A. Wayne MacKay (Vice Chair of the Board)
• Saad Eddin Ibrahim (International Member)
• Sofia Macher (International Member)
• Vitit Muntarbhorn (International Member)
• Baha R. Abu-Laban Board Member
• Peter S. Li
• Nancy Riche
• Michael Small

Staff

• Razmik Panossian Director of Policy, Programmes & Planning
• Marie-France Cloutier Director, Administration & Resources
• Akouété Akakpo-Vidah Africa Regional Officer
• Antonio José Almeida Legal Analyst, International Obligations and National Practices
• Lara Arjan Middle East & North Africa Regional Officer
• Sylvain Aubé Webmaster,Affiliated Sites
• Diana Bronson Coordinator, Globalization & Human Rights
• Ariane Brunet Coordinator, Women's Rights
• Maria-Eugenia Cardenas Programme Officer, Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Louise Chicoine Administrative Assistant
• Anyle Coté Officer, Special Events & Publications
• Gisèle Eva Côté Programme Officer, Women's Rights
• Patricia Daigle Administrative Support Coordinator
• Madeleine Desnoyers Americas Regional Officer
• Nicholas Galletti Latin America Regional OfficerCynthia Gervais Coordinator, the Rights & Democracy Network
• Leila Kayali Webmaster
• France-Isabelle Langlois Deputy Director, Policy, Programmes and Planning
• Louise Lavallée Coordinator, Reference Center
• Anne-Marie Lavoie Senior Assistant, Human Resources
• Karim-André Laz Interim Regional Officer, AfricaMarie Léger Coordinator, Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Jean-François Lesage Asia Regional OfficerGeneviève Lessard Programme Officer, Democratic Development
• Micheline (Mika) Lévesque Asia Regional Officer
• Lloyd Lipsett Senior Assistant to the President
• Maxime Longangué Africa Regional Officer
• Lise Lortie Publications Assistant
• Carmen Melfi Receptionist
• Louis Moubarak Officer, External Relations
• Lauryn Oates Programme Officer, Women's Rights Programme
• Geneviève Paul Liaison Officer, the Rights & Democracy Network
• Viviane Poirier Assistant to the President
• Lauren Ravon Evaluations OfficerCarole Samdup Programme Officer, Globalization & Human Rights
• Geneviève Sauvé Administrative Assistant
• Stephen Smith Officer, External Relations
• Isabelle Solon Helal Programme Officer, Women's RightsMarie St-Louis Programme Officer, Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Patrick St-Louis Assistant, Archives & Data Bases
• Dominic Tremblay Senior Assistant, Financial & Material Resources
• Isabelle Vallée Administrative Assistant (on maternity leave)
• Michael Wodzicki Coordinator, Democratic Development
• Elana Wright Liaison Officer, the Rights & Democracy Network

Kabul Office Staff

• Roya Rahmani Project Coordinator
• Neelab Zarif Project Support Officer

Affiliations

• National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

Contact

• Website: www.dd-rd.ca