Internet Rights and Principles Coalition

Committed to making Internet work for human rights

Current Steering Committee   

Co-Chairs

  • Raashi Saxena, (2022-2024) Private Sector, India
  • Santosh Sidgel, (2023-2025) Civil Society, Nepal

Steering Committee Members

  • Jacob Odame-Baiden, Civil Society, Ghana
  • Dennis Redeker, Academic, Germany
  • Minda Moreira, Civil Society, Portugal
  • Christiana Longe, Civil Society, Ghana
  • Richard Kafui Amanfu, Technical Community, Ghana

Former (Co-)Chairs

  • Minda Moreira (2017-2019),  (2020-2023), Civil Society, Portugal
  • Marianne Franklin (2016-2018), Academic, New Zealand
  • Hanane Boujemi (2015–2017), Civil Society, Morocco
  • Catherine Easton (2014–2016), Academic, UK
  • Robert Bodle (2013–2015), Academic, USA
  • Marianne Franklin (2012–2014), Academic, New Zealand
  • Matthias Kettemann (2011–2013), Academic, Austria
  • Dixie Hawtin (2010–2012), Civil Society, UK
  • Lisa Horner (2009–2010), Civil Society, UK
  • Max Senges (2008–2009), Private Sector, Germany

Former Steering Committee Members

  • Jaco Aizenman, Technical, Costa Rica
  • Allon Bar, Academic/Civil Society, Netherlands
  • Robert Bodle, Academic, USA
  • Norbert Bollow, Technical-Civil Society, Switzerland
  • Carlos Affonso P. Da Souza, Academic, Brazil
  • Rafik Dammak, Technical, Tunisia
  • Michael Gurstein (RIP), Civil Society, Canada
  • Dixie Hawtin, Civil Society, UK
  • Matthias Kettemann, Academic, Austria
  • Shaila Rao Mistry, Private Sector, USA
  • Shreedeep Rayamajhi, Civil Society, Nepal
  • Kevin Risser, Civil Society, USA
  • Parminder Jeet Singh, Civil Society, India
  • Viktor Szabados, Civil Society, Hungary
  • Tapani Tarvainen, Technical, Finland
  • Catherine Easton, Academic, UK
  • Sahajman Shrestha, Civil Society, Nepal
  • Hanane Boujemi, Civil Society, Morocco
  • Rigobert Kenmogne, Civil Society, Cameroon
  • Meri Baghdasaryan, Civil Society, Armenia
  • June Parris, Civil Society, Barbados
  • Mohamed Farahat, Civil Society, Egypt
  • Marianne Franklin, Academic, New Zealand

IRP Charter (Version 1.1) Editor

  • Dixie Hawtin, Civil Society, UK

IRP Charter (Version 1.1) Expert Group

  • Wolfgang Benedek, Academic, Austria
  • Rikke Frank Jørgensen, Civil Society, Denmark
  • Meryem Marzouki, Academic/Civil Society, France
  • Andrew Rens, Academic/Civil Society, South Africa
  • Roberto Saba, Academic, Argentina
  • Wang Sixin, Academic, China

IRP Coalition Website and Social Media Manager

  • Minda Moreira, Civil Society, Portugal 
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