Rene V. Sarmiento
Rene V. Sarmiento has been a member of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines Peace Panel for talks with the CPP/NPA/NDF since February 1996. He teaches human rights law and constitutional law.
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Fernando Sarmiento
Fernando Sarmiento Santander is a researcher on peace initiatives at CINEP, where he is currently the coordinator for the Citizenship, Development and Peace Team. Since 1997 he has focused on peace mobilisation in Colombia, specialising in social management, political participation, conflict resolution and international humanitarian law. He also has experience in strengthening local peacebuilding initiatives.
Clara Sandoval
Clara Sandoval is a qualified lawyer and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at Essex University, former Director of the LLM in International Human Rights Law, member of the Human Rights Centre and Co-Convenor of the Essex Transitional Justice Network.
Rashid Sandi
Rashid Sandi was a member of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) from 1991 to 2000. He was the RUF’s representative as Co-Chair of the Socio-Humanitarian committee at the Lomé peace talks.
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Kirsti Samuels
Dr Kirsti Samuels is an attorney with extensive experience of countries in conflict – in Somalia, Afghanistan, East Timor, Bolivia, Ecuador, Haiti and Iraq. She is a writer and policy analyst on statebuilding and peacebuilding, and has advised governments and development agencies.
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Nazamuddin Basyah Said
Nazamuddin Basyah Said is a researcher at the Syiah Kuala University and co-founder of the Aceh Institute.
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Ayesha Saeed
Ayesha Saeed teaches at the NUST Business School, National University for Sciences and Technology, Islamabad. She received an M.A. in Peace Studies from University of Notre Dame, USA, and has interacted at formal and informal forums with cross-LoC traders from Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
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Warsan Cismaan Saalax
Warsan Cismaan Saalax is a writer in politics with a background in Pyschology and transculturalism. She is also a peace activist who works with the Somali community in London.
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Shahin Rzayev
Formerly a reporter for the newspaper Istiglal, Shahin Rzayev has worked for the Institute of War and Peace Reporting in Azerbaijan since 1999.
Shahin Rzayev is a contributor to our Accord publication series and not a staff member of Conciliation Resources. The views expressed in the publication are their own and do not reflect the position of Conciliation Resources. We cannot share contributors' contact details.
Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran
Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran is a legal adviser to the LTTE and an Attorney-at-Law in the USA.
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