Authors

Azadeh Shahshahani Azadeh Shahshahani

Azadeh Shahshahani (@ashahshahani) is a human rights attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, and president of the National Lawyers Guild. In July 2013, Shahshahani attended the International Conference for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines in Quezon City on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild.

Feb 19, 2014

Vanessa Lucas Vanessa Lucas

Vanessa Lucas is a partner at the law firm of Edelstein & Payne in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her practice focuses on civil rights and employment law. Lucas, who is chair of the National Lawyers Guild Philippines Subcommittee, first visited the Philippines in 2006 as part of a delegation of women human rights lawyers.

Feb 19, 2014

SANA SANA

The Syrian Arab News Agency is a government-owned media organization linked to the Ministry of Information.

Feb 19, 2014

Yasmine Ryan Yasmine Ryan

Yasmine Ryan is an independent journalist based in Tunis who specializes in North Africa. She formerly worked for Al Jazeera English and The International Herald Tribune.

Feb 12, 2014

Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Institute of Arts

Feb 12, 2014

Scott Turow Scott Turow

Scott Turow is an attorney and writer. He has been a partner in the Chicago office of Dentons, an international firm, since 1986. He is the author of nine bestselling works of fiction, including his newest novel Identical (2013). 

Feb 11, 2014

James Thompson James Thompson

James Thompson was the longest serving Governor of Illinois, holding office from 1977-1991. He currently serves as the Senior Chairman of Chicago-based law firm Winston & Strawn. 

Feb 11, 2014

Giovanni Pascoli Giovanni Pascoli

Feb 11, 2014

Tara Jeffries Tara Jeffries

Tara Jeffries writes for The Daily Tar Heel, the student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Feb 10, 2014

Austin Ryan Heyroth Austin Ryan Heyroth

Austin Heyroth, Vice President of the Columbia University Young Democrats, is a junior in Columbia College Majoring in Political Science and minoring in Economics.

Feb 7, 2014

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