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With the support of:
CPG Winter Academy on Human Rights & Development 2018
Co-hosted by the German Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good
Governance (CPG), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, and the National Human Rights
Commission of Thailand (NHRC), with the support of Hanns Seidel Foundation
12 – 16 November 2018
Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Room 313
Speakers from A to Z
A B
Kelsey Atwood, Governance Program Elodie Beth, Regional Advisor, Governance
Manager, The Asia Foundation, Yangon –– and Peacebuilding, UNDP Bangkok Regional
Kelsey Atwood is the Governance Program Hub –– Elodie Beth is a Governance Advisor in
Manager at the Asia Foundation in Myanmar UNDP regional centre for Asia Pacific. She
where she manages a portfolio of public provides advice to governments, national
financial management, decentralization and partners and UNDP country offices in Asia-
civic engagement projects. Kelsey holds a BA Pacific in their efforts to promote
in Political Science from Columbia University transparency, accountability, anti-corruption
and a Master in Law from SOAS, University of and the rule of law. Mrs. Beth has experience
London. Her areas of expertise focus around providing policy advice in the context of
public financial management, various international organisations, including
decentralization, law and human rights. UNDP, UNODC and the OECD. She also worked
Kelsey has been working in development since previously in the French government as part of
2007 in both Southeast Asia and the Middle the Interministerial Delegation for State
East. Before joining the Asia Foundation, Reform.
Kelsey worked for 3 years as the Deputy
Director of Equality Myanmar, the largest C
national human rights organisation in
Myanmar which focused on governance, civil
Remy Zheng Xi Choo, Director, Peter Low &
society engagement and human rights. At
Choo LLC, Singapore –– Remy is a human
Equality Myanmar, Kelsey also managed
rights lawyer from Singapore. He has led
Colors Rainbow, the first national LGBTQ NGO
landmark human rights cases challenging the
in Myanmar, and United ACT, a local child
constitutionality of colonial-era anti-gay laws,
rights NGO.
defended prominent politicians and activists
charged with speech crime, and has been sued
1(unsuccessfully) by the Ministry of Defence F
under novel legislation passed by Parliament
in 2015. Remy was the first Singaporean
Joseph Fonseca, Southeast Asia Regional
lawyer to be named the International Bar
Assistant Legal Attaché, Embassy of the
Association's Outstanding Young Lawyer of the
United States of America in Bangkok ––
Year in 2016, an award that recognizes
Special Agent (SA) Joe Fonseca has 20 years of
"excellence in work and achievements and a
experience working violent crimes against
commitment to professional and ethical
children investigations for the FBI. SA Fonseca
standards".
was previously assigned to the FBI's Atlanta,
Georgia, Field Office, where he served as the
D Crimes Against Children Coordinator. While in
Atlanta, SA Fonseca created and oversaw the
Mark Daly, Partner, Daly & Associates, Hong FBI’s largest Child Exploitation Task Force and
Kong –– Mark is a human rights lawyer is a founding member and former team leader
working in Hong Kong since 1995 having of the FBI’s Child Abduction Rapid Deployment
originally migrated from Canada. In addition Team. SA Fonseca has conducted
to Court of Final Appeal test cases involving investigations involving a wide array of crimes
permanent residence for domestic workers against children, including assaults on the high
(the “Vallejos”case) and the refugee principle seas and in other countries, international
of non-refoulement in customary international parental kidnappings, child pornography,
law (the “C” case), significant cases include the kidnappings, child prostitution and child sex
CFA case of Sakthevel Prabakar v Secretary for tourism. Before his assignment in Bangkok,
Security (FACV 16 of 2003, Judgment 8th June Special Agent Fonseca was the supervisor over
2004) involving the question of refugees and the Child Sex Tourism Initiative within the FBI’s
the Convention Against Torture “CAT”, and Violent Crimes Against Children Program in
cases involving the issues of forced labour and Washington, DC. He will serve as the SE Asia
human trafficking and LGBTI rights. As Regional Assistant Legal Attaché while he is
Amnesty International’s representative he has posted in Bangkok, serving the SE Asia region
attended, as international legal observer, the on crimes against children matters.
trial in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, of former
Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the G
appeal of opposition politician, Lim Guan Eng.
Mark is an original member of the Article 23
Cynthia Gabriel, Executive Director, C4
(opposed to proposed security legislation) and
Center, Selangor, Malaysia –– Cynthia Gabriel
Article 45 (democracy) Concern Groups and his
is a key human rights advocate in Malaysia.
firm was the winner of the Asian Legal
She has spent most of her professional life in
Business “Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year” and
the field of advancing and promoting human
Law Society pro bono awards. Mark also
rights, good governance and democratic
lectured on the legal position of asylum
freedoms. Cynthia has also worked on UN
seekers in Hong Kong at the University of Hong
contractual research work in the area of
Kong’s 1st “Intensive Course on International
migrant and refugee research and their
Refugee Law” in 2006 and is a trainer for the
vulnerabilities towards HIV/ AIDS. Much of her
legal profession on Refugee/CAT law. He holds
time has been devoted to building and shaping
an LLM in Human Rights from HKU. His other
the work of leading human rights
academic interests include strategic litigation,
advancements in Malaysia and across the
constitutional law and the rule of law. He is a
globe. In recognition of this she was elected
member of the Law Society Council and the
Vice President of the global advocacy group,
Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights
the Paris based International Federation for
Committee.
Human Rights (2004-2009), and has set up the
policy centre called the Centre to Combat
Corruption and Cronyism (C4).
2Assist. Prof. Dr. Terry van Gevelt, University Law from the University of Sydney and a
of Hong Kong –– Dr. Terry van Gevelt is an Master of Laws (Human Rights and Social
Assistant Professor with joint appointments at Justice) from the University of New South
the Department of Politics and Public Wales, Australia.
Administration and the Department of Civil
Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. Apichart Hattasin, former senior Royal Thai
Previously, he held research and teaching Police officer –– Apichart Hattasin has served
positions at the University of Cambridge. His at the Royal Thai Police for 20 years and joined
research interests are in energy policy, the Crime Against Children Unit at INTERPOL
environmental governance, climate change in May 2017. During his police career he spent
adaptation, and rural development. He holds a the last ten years on the issue of child
BSc (Hons) from the University of Warwick, exploitation and human trafficking.
and MPhil and PhD degrees from the
University of Cambridge. Dr. Mike Hayes, Institute for Human Rights
and Peace Studies, Mahidol University –– Dr.
Henning Glaser, Director, German Southeast Mike Hayes works at the Institute of Human
Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy Rights and Peace Studies (IHRP), where he is
and Good Governance (CPG) –– Henning the program chair of the of the MA in Human
Glaser is the Director of the German- Rights and Democratization (APMA). He has
Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public been working on programs developing the
Policy and Good Governance, based at the teaching and research of human rights at
Faculty of Law at the University of Thammasat higher education institutions in Southeast
University in Bangkok. He is a recognized Asia. As a part of this he edited the
expert of Southeast Asian constitutional law undergraduate textbook on Human Rights in
and theory. Glaser is also Editor in Chief of the Southeast Asia through the SHAPE SEA project.
European-Asian Journal of Law and His research is on migration, and more
Governance (EAJLG). He studied law, history, recently the history of human rights in
and philosophy at the Faculty of Law of the Southeast Asia.
University of Münster.
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Dr. Jayson S. Lamchek, Post-Doctoral Fellow,
Maureen Harris, Southeast Asia Program Faculty of Law, National University of
Director, International Rivers, Bangkok –– Singapore –– Dr. Jayson S. Lamchek is a Post-
Maureen is the Southeast Asia Program Doctoral Fellow at the National University
Director at International Rivers, an Faculty of Law. Jayson worked as an attorney
international non-governmental organization for civil society organisations in the Philippines
working globally to protect river ecosystems for more than seven years, including the Public
and the rights of communities who depend on Interest Law Center (PILC), which supported
them. She works with affected-communities, the peace negotiations between the Philippine
indigenous peoples and regional civil society to government and the National Democratic
safeguard water resources, rights and Front of the Philippines. He also helped
livelihoods, with a focus on the Mekong and campaign against the war on terror in the
Salween River basins. Maureen has worked in Philippines, and represented individuals
the field of human rights and the environment wrongly accused of participation in terrorism.
in Southeast Asia for the past six years. Before He was a recipient of graduate scholarship
joining International Rivers, she has previously awards from Monbukagakusho (Japan),
worked with EarthRights International, the Erasmus Mundus (European Commission) and
Australian Human Rights Commission, and the Endeavour Awards (Australia). He earned
other organizations working on human rights his PhD from the Australian National
and legal issues in Asia, Australia and Europe. University (ANU).
Maureen holds Bachelors’ degrees in Arts and
3David Lyman, Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins –– development in many countries, including
David Lyman is Chairman & Chief Values Thailand.
Officer of Tilleke & Gibbins, a leading
Southeast Asian regional law firm with over Anna Platonova, Senior Programme
550 lawyers, consultants and staff practicing Manager, International Organization for
in Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Migration (IOM) –– Anna Platonova is a Senior
Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Yangon. Among Programme Manager at the International
his duties as Chief Values Officer (CVO), David Organization for Migration in Thailand, and
is responsible for keeping the human side of currently manages PROMISE, a regional
his organization functioning on the course of programme on labour migration, skill
honest, wise, responsible, legal, and development and ethical recruitment. In 2009-
accountable business and professional 2017 she held various regional positions with
practices. Up until 2017, he had served as the IOM guiding the organization’s work on
chairperson of Corporate Responsibility and labour migration in the EU, Central and North
Anti-Corruption Commission of the Thailand America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining
branch of the International Chamber of the IOM, she has worked for over five years on
Commerce (ICCT), being its co-founder and migration and freedom of movement issues at
having served on its board for 19 years since the Organization for Security and Co-operation
1999. His current role with ICCT is Senior in Europe, and in public administration in her
Advisor to its executive board. native Latvia.
M Daniel Polomski, PhD candidate, Institute of
Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol
University, Bangkok –– Daniel Polomski is a
Dr. Carl Middleton, Faculty of Political
PhD candidate at Mahidol University’s
Science, Chulalongkorn University –– Dr. Carl
Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies.
Middleton is Deputy Director for Research
He has a background in Southeast Asian
Affairs on the MA in International
studies and human rights. Recently, Daniel
Development Studies (MAIDS) Program, and
worked as lead researcher together with the
Director of the Center for Social Development
ASEAN CSR Network and Shift Project on
Studies (CSDS), in the Faculty of Political
Studies related to business and human rights
Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
disclosure and measurements of business
His research interests orientate around the
respect for human rights in ASEAN. His
politics and policy of the environment in
personal research is guided by a critical
Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on
discourse analysis of the evolving business
environmental justice, human rights, and the
case for human rights. Besides his academic
political ecology of water and energy.
interests, he has a strong entrepreneurial mind
and acts as co-founder of Football Fans Asia -
P a local media production start-up - developing
football-related content for the sports
Dr. Jompon Pitaksantayothin, Faculty of community in Southeast Asia.
Social Science and Humanities, Mahidol
University –– Jompon Pitaksantayothin is a Q
lecturer at the Department of Society and
Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and
Prof. ret. Jon S.T. Quah, consultant, retired
Humanities, Mahidol University. He has an
Professor of Political Science, National
academic background in legal studies,
University of Singapore –– Jon S.T. Quah,
focusing on cybercrime and the regulation of
Ph.D. is a retired Professor of Political Science
illegal content on the Internet. Among
at the National University of Singapore and an
different areas of academic interests, Jompon
anti-corruption consultant based in Singapore.
has been giving a special attention to laws
He has conducted research on corruption in
against online child pornography and their
Asian countries since 1977. His recent books
4include: Combating Asian Corruption: background, he brings in business and
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Anti-Corruption management perspectives to the works of
Agencies (2017); Hunting the Corrupt "Tigers" Not-for-Profit organizations along with his
and "Flies" in China: An Evaluation of Xi keen interest on latest Information
Jinping's Anti-Corruption Campaign Technologies. He frequently speaks at
(November 2012 to March 2015) (2015); national, regional and international fora as
Different Paths to Curbing Corruption: Lessons well as hosting interviews from international
from Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, New and national media on the human rights
Zealand and Singapore (2013) and Curbing situation of refugees, stateless persons,
Corruption in Asian Countries: An Impossible survivors of human trafficking and a support
Dream? (2011, 2013). campaign to end child detention.
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Dr. Lasse Schuldt, DAAD Lecturer of Law, Prof. Hitoshi Ushijima, Professor of Law,
German Southeast Asian Center of Excellence Chuo University, Tokyo –– LL.B. Chuo, LL.M.
for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) Hiroshima, LL.M. University of Wisconsin,
–– Dr. Lasse Schuldt is the DAAD lecturer of U.S.A. (Fulbright Program). Professor
law at the Faculty of Law, Thammasat Ushijima’s research foci include human rights
University, and a member of the German- & development, administrative law &
Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public regulatory policy, and environmental & energy
Policy and Good Governance (CPG). He studied law. He is the author of the Japan Chapter of
law at Humboldt-University, Berlin, and at “Administrative Law and Governance in Asia”
Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, (Routledge, 2009).
France, completed a doctoral dissertation on
the criminal liability of journalists, and V
practiced as a criminal lawyer in Berlin. Dr.
Schuldt lectures in public law, criminal law and
Andrea Varrella, ECPAT International,
German law and has published on topics of
Bangkok Office –– Andrea obtained her LL.M
criminal and constitutional law.
in International and European Law from LUISS
Guido Carli in Rome in 2014 writing a thesis on
T female genital mutilations and international
law. She also holds a Master’s Degree in
Veerawit Tianchainan, Executive Director, International Protection of Human Rights from
The Freedom Story, Thailand –– Veerawit La Sapienza University in Rome, where she
Tianchainan is Executive Director of The wrote her dissertation on the eradication of
Freedom Story based in Chiangrai province of child, early and forced marriages in the
Thailand working on preventing child framework of the SDGs. After a short
trafficking. He is a human rights advocate with assignment with the United Nations
twenty years of experiences working in various Interregional Crime and Justice Research
roles in Thailand. He has worked on the Institute (UNICRI), she joined ECPAT
international stage with the UN High International in mid-2016 and currently holds
Commission for Refugees, as Country Director the position of Legal Officer.
of US Committee for Refugees and
Immigrants, and Founder and Executive
Director of Thai Committee for Refugees
Foundation. He also served on the regional
and national advisory board of networks,
focusing on migration and human rights as
well as alliances on child’s rights and counter
trafficking in persons. With his business
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