Monday, 13 September 2021 – Canberra
Human Rights Watch
Ms Elaine Pearson, Australia Director
Ms Sophie McNeill, Australia Researcher
Universities Australia
Ms Catriona Jackson, Chief Executive
Universities Foreign Interference Taskforce
Ms Cath Patterson, Co-Chair, University Foreign Interference Taskforce; Deputy Secretary, Strategy & Law Enforcement, Department of Home Affairs
Professor Deborah Terry, Deputy Chair, University Foreign Interference Taskforce
Ms Karen Sandercock, Acting Deputy Secretary, Higher Education Research and International, Department of Education, Skills and Employment
Mr Patrick Hallinan, Assistant Secretary, Counter Foreign Interference Policy Branch, Department of Home Affairs
Matters affecting Vietnamese Diaspora
Human Rights Relief Foundation
Mr Than Nguyen, Secretary
Vietnamese Community in Australia
Mr Paul Nguyen, Vice President
Viet Tan
Dr Phong Nguyen, Representative
VOICE Australia and Vietnamese Australian Lawyers Association
Ms Janice Le, Representative, VOICE Australia; and Representative, Vietnamese Australian Lawyers' Association
Matters affecting Cambodian Diaspora
Cambodian Action Group;
Mr Sawathey Ek, Founder; Spokesperson, Kampuchea Krom Cultural Centre of New South Wales Inc.
Cambodia Association of Victoria Inc.
Mr Youhorn Chea, President
Cambodian Australian Federation Inc.
Cambodian Human Rights 4 Seniors
Mrs Phiny Ung, Coordinator
Private capacity
Dr Genevieve Kang, Private capacity
Ms Sue Coffey, Private capacity
Matters affecting Chinese, Uyghur and Tibetan Diaspora
Falun Dafa Association of Australia
Mr John Deller, Secretary
East Turkistan Australian Association
Mr Nurmuhammad Majid, President
Australian Uyghur Association (Sydney)
Mr Mehmet Obul, President
Uyghur Association of Victoria
Australia Tibet Council
Dr Zoe Bedford, Executive Officer
Mr Harvey Purse, Campaigns Officer
Mr Kalsang Tipnak, President, ACT Tibetan Community
Ms Rigzen Wangmo, Secretary, Newcastle Tibetan Community
Government
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Neil Hawkins, Acting First Assistant Secretary, East Asia Division
Ms Angela Corcoran, Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Mainland Branch
Mr Greg Wilcock, Assistant Secretary, Consular Operations Branch
Department of Home Affairs
Mr Anthony Coles, Deputy Coordinator, Counter Foreign Interference Coordination Centre
Mr Patrick Hallinan, Assistant Secretary, Counter Foreign Interference Policy Branch
Ms Alice Ling, Assistant Secretary, Communication and Engagement Branch
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 – Canberra
Alliance of Tigrayan Community Associations in Australia and New Zealand (ATCAN)
Dr Yiheyis Maru, Senior Advisor and Chairperson of Advisory Group
Dr Atakelty Hailu, Member of Senior Advisory Group
Amnesty International
Ms Kyinzom Dhongdue, Campaigner
Ms Nikita White, Campaigner
Australia Tigray Alliance
Ms Saron Berhane, Community Organiser and Representative
Mr Abeselom Nega, Australia Tigray Alliance
Mr Rubay Tessema, Australia Tigray Alliance
Ms Mahtut Yaynu, Community Organiser and Representative Australian Tigray Alliance
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Marc Innes-Brown, First Assistant Secretary, Middle East and Africa Division
Ms Lynn Bell, Assistant Secretary, Crisis Preparedness and Management Branch
Ms Alison Chartres, Assistant Secretary, Africa Branch
Diaspora Action Australia
Ms Lorenza Lazzati, Program Coordinator
Human Rights Watch
Ms Elaine Pearson, Australia Director
JIRRA Permanent Humanitarian Fund for Oromos
Mr Tsegaye Ararssa, Secretary
Oromia Support Group Australia
Mr Marama Kufi, Director, Australian Branch
Dr Trevor Trueman, Director, Global, Oromia Support Group
Oromian Women Association Australia
Ms Mira Burayou, Member Support
Mrs Lensa Dinka, Oromian Women Association Australia
University of New South Wales Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy
Dr Deborah Mayerson, Senior Lecturer in International and Political Studies