Just Planet Team
With educational and professional backgrounds in international human rights law and the social sciences, Just Planet offers research, advocacy, and expertise on women’s and girls' rights; human rights and the environment; business and human rights; indigenous peoples and minority rights; development, poverty and human rights; economic, social and cultural rights; international criminal law; human trafficking law; transitional justice; children's rights; and juvenile prisoner justice.
Our team brings together a rare combination of academic training, legal practice experience, and activist knowledge developed in human rights and environmental organizations, academic institutions, social enterprises, law firms, public agencies, the United Nations (OHCHR/UNDP), and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Our team brings together a rare combination of academic training, legal practice experience, and activist knowledge developed in human rights and environmental organizations, academic institutions, social enterprises, law firms, public agencies, the United Nations (OHCHR/UNDP), and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Kathleen Maloney Director, International Criminal Law & Human Trafficking Kathleen Maloney teaches International Criminal Law at Lewis & Clark Law School in the United States. As a professor at Willamette University's International Human Rights Clinic, she directed an initiative on Modern Day Slavery in Oregon. After practicing law in the United States, Kathleen served as a Visiting Professional at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, working on appeals involving war crimes and victims of crimes against humanity. During the past three decades, Kathleen has worked with non-governmental organizations, advocating for gender justice, human rights, international development, and children's rights. Kathleen holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Stanford University, a J.D. summa cum laude from University of Arizona’s College of Law, and a Master of Studies (awarded with distinction) in International Human Rights Law from the University of Oxford. 
José Parra Director, Human Rights & Sustainable Development José Parra is a political scientist trained in the field and practice of international human rights law and sustainable development. For two decades, he has pursued his commitment to social justice and human rights with non-governmental organizations, development agencies and the United Nations. He is a founding member of the Swiss section of FIAN International, and led the Youth Resource Centre on Human Rights for four years. In his role as the Secretary of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, he helped promote the rights of indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants in the Andean region. His areas of expertise, publication and interest include the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities; economic, social and cultural rights; human rights and sustainable development; business and human rights; transitional justice; and freedom of association. 
Panos Grames Communications Specialist Panos Grames brings to Just Planet two decades of communications expertise promoting social and environmental justice. His experience with indigenous peoples, local communities, municipal, provincial and federal governments, combines robust public policy analysis with engaging public campaigns. He has taken a leading role in initiatives that bridge the protection of the environment and human rights, including the impact of climate change on children's rights, and contextualizing marine conservation within the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Panos holds a degree in International Relations from the University of British Columbia. |
Annabel Webb Director, Human Rights & Climate Change Annabel Webb has over 20 years of experience advocating for the rights of women and girls across a wide spectrum of social and environmental justice issues. She has brought NGO perspectives to a a range of international human rights monitoring bodies on issues concerning violence against women and girls, poverty and homelessness, children's rights in relation to climate change, indigenous rights, prisoner justice, and policing. Annabel played a key role in the first ever Human Rights Watch investigation in Canada, which exposed grave and systemic police abuses of indigenous women and girls. A frequent public speaker and guest lecturer, Annabel served as the 2009 Social Justice visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia Law School. Annabel holds degrees in psychology from the University of British Columbia, and a Master of Studies (awarded with distinction) in International Human Rights Law from the University of Oxford. 
Glen Woodroffe Director, Transitional Justice & Modern Day Slavery Glen Woodroffe is a British lawyer with extensive experience working domestically in the voluntary, educational and governmental sectors. Through his work with public agencies and civil society organisations, he has pioneered initiatives addressing social issues such access to education, community media, human trafficking and modern day slavery. A lecturer in law at the University of Central Lancashire, Glen specializes in criminal law, public international law, employment and discrimination law, advocacy and professional legal skills. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and a member of the Royal Society for International Affairs (Chatham House) and the Society of Legal Scholars. Glen offers expertise in transitional justice, criminal justice, international human rights law, institutional reform, as well as the international law of slavery and human trafficking. Glen holds a law degree from the University of Central Lancashire, and a Master of Studies in International Human Rights Law (awarded with distinction) University of Oxford. 
Aishwarya Birla
Research Intern Aishwarya is a student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India. She has always had an inclination to work in the field of child rights, especially towards education and refugee rights and hopes to be able to make a difference. As the 2019 Research Intern at Just Planet, Aishwarya will focus on children's rights in relation to climate change. |
