David Matas is an award-winning international human rights lawyer, author and researcher based in Winnipeg, Canada. He has served the government of Canada in numerous positions including as member of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Conference on an International Criminal Court; the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance; and the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe Conferences on Antisemitism and Intolerance. He has been involved in several different organizations, including the Canadian Helsinki Watch Group, Beyond Borders, Amnesty International, and the Canadian Council for Refugees. Matas was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2008. He is currently Senior Honorary Counsel for B’nai Brith Canada and remains involved in several non-profit organizations, including Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, International Tamil Refugee Assistance Network, Tamil Rights Group, and United Tegaru Canada. He is a senior fellow at the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on forced organ harvesting.

Isabelle Terranova is a legal researcher based in Boston, Massachusetts. She holds a Juris Doctor degree and a Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies from Georgetown University Law Center, and is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia. Prior to joining Human Rights Action Group, Isabelle was a legal fellow at REDRESS in London, where she focused on the use of targeted sanctions to promote accountability for human rights abuses and the implementation of reparations for survivors of torture and conflict-related sexual violence. Isabelle’s work has been published in numerous legal journals, including the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, University of Pennsylvania, and Georgetown Journal of International Law.