Marija
Ristic
Marija Ristic
Manager
Amnesty International
Biography
Marija Ristic is a Manager in the Amnesty International Crisis Response Programme, running the Digital Verification Corps. She is an investigative journalist with experience in media development, war crimes reporting, open-source research and emerging technologies.
Country
Speaker session
HUMAN RIGHTS TABLE
- Protecting democracy and civic space in Europe
Marketplace of connection / Top 317
Moderator:
Markus Jaeger
Founder
Jaeger & Associates Human Rights Consultants
Rapporteur:
David Griffith
Consultant
Free Thought
Note taker:
Julia Zasada
Master's student
Global Campus
Kirsten Roberts Lyer
FRA Scientific Committee/ Associate Professor
Central European University
Biography
Kirsten Roberts Lyer is a specialist in international human rights law and policy, with a focus on NHRIs, parliaments and academic freedom. She is an associate professor at the Central European University. She is also the Vice-Chair of FRA’s Scientific Committee.
Country
Speaker session
HUMAN RIGHTS TABLE
- Protecting democracy and civic space in Europe
Marketplace of connection / Top 317
Moderator:
Markus Jaeger
Founder
Jaeger & Associates Human Rights Consultants
Rapporteur:
David Griffith
Consultant
Free Thought
Note taker:
Julia Zasada
Master's student
Global Campus
María Rodríguez Alcázar
President
European Youth Forum
Biography
María Rodríguez Alcázar is President of the European Youth Forum. She became an activist and advocate for human rights at 14, when she joined the student union in her village in Spain. Since then, she has been representing young people in various capacities, including as vice-president of the Spanish Youth Council (CJE). She is also a PhD student at Ghent University and UNU-CRIS, where she focuses on civil society participation.
Country
Speaker session
HUMAN RIGHTS TABLE
- Protecting democracy and civic space in Europe
Marketplace of connection / Top 317
Moderator:
Markus Jaeger
Founder
Jaeger & Associates Human Rights Consultants
Rapporteur:
David Griffith
Consultant
Free Thought
Note taker:
Julia Zasada
Master's student
Global Campus