Appendix 2Public hearings and witnesses

Thursday 26 September 2024

Committee Room 2S1

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

The Global Liberty Alliance (via videoconference)

Mr Jason Poblete, President and Counsel

Australian National University Law Reform and Social Justice Research Hub

Mr Janindu Chithmina 'Chith' Weliamuna, Student Researcher

Human Rights Watch (via videoconference)

Ms Daniela Gavshon, Australian Director

Dr Kay Danes OAM (via videoconference), private capacity

Australian United Solidarity for Iran (via videoconference)

Dr Rana Dadpour, Director

Ms Lamisse Hamouda (via videoconference), private capacity

Mr Peter Humphrey (via videoconference), private capacity

Friday 18 October 2024

Committee Room 2S3

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

REDRESS (via videoconference)

Ms Natalia Kubesch, Legal Officer

Mr Geoffrey Robertson KC (via videoconference), private capacity

Ms Sarah Teich (via videoconference), private capacity

Australian Wrongful and Arbitrary Detention Alliance (via videoconference)

Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Director

Professor Sean Turnell (via videoconference), private capacity

Professor Peter Greste, private capacity

Ms Leigh Toomey (via videoconference), private capacity

Ms Lei Cheng (via videoconference), private capacity

Hostage International (via videoconference)

Ms Lara Symons, Chief Executive Officer

Safeguard Defenders (via videoconference)

Ms Laura Harth, Campaign Director

Monday 28 October 2024

Committee Room 2S1

Australian Parliament House

Canberra

Mr Michael Kovrig (via videoconference), private capacity

United States Government (via videoconference)

Ambassador Roger Carstens, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs

Dr Danielle Gilbert (via videoconference), private capacity

Department of Home Affairs - Counter Foreign Interference

Mr David Chick, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Counter Foreign Interference Coordination Centre, National Security and Resilience Group

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ms Bronte Moules, Ambassador for Human Rights

Ms Paula Ganly, First Assistant Secretary, Consular and Crisis Management Division

Mr Marc Innes-Brown, First Assistant Secretary, Middle East and Africa Division

Dr Kate Mitchell, Acting Assistant Secretary, International Law Branch I, Legal Division

Mr Justin Wyatt, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Office of Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia Regional and Mainland Division

Ms Victoria Young, Assistant Secretary, East Asia Branch

Mr Geoff Bowan, Assistant Secretary, Eastern and South-East Europe Branch