The Complaints Mechanism is supported by an Independent Expert Panel, which decides on the admissibility of a complaint and handles all subsequent processes.
The Panel is formed of three international specialists with expertise and experience in mediation, social and environmental issues, as well as in supporting complaints mechanisms.
Inbal is a legal practitioner with over 14 years’ experience in both domestic and international law, with expertise in international investigations, human rights and gender equality. Her experience includes working as a Prosecution Lawyer with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. She previously served as a legal adviser to senior Judges at the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. She is admitted to law in New York (USA) and in Israel, and is a graduate of INSEAD and Columbia Law School.
Michael is a well-known expert on realizing human rights. He co-founded FIAN-International (FoodFirst Information and Action Network) and left the organization as Secretary General to become the Human Rights Director of “Brot für die Welt” (Bread for the World). Michael currently works as the Deputy Director of the German Institute for Human Rights, the national human rights institution of Germany
Seynabou Benga
Mrs. Seynabou Benga brings a strong experience to the panel as a human rights and humanitarian law specialist. She is a former Expert Member of the Working Group on Extractive Industries of the African Commission on Human Rights and Peoples' Rights. Mrs. Benga is currently the Director of Human Dignity, an NGO promoting economic, social and cultural rights, a lecturer in human rights law and an independent consultant.