The Independent Review Panel

Professor José Ugaz is a criminal lawyer by training and is a senior partner of Benites, Vargas & Ugaz law

Judge Sylvia Steiner is a Senior Researcher at the Getulio Vargas Law School in São Paulo, teaching Human Rights and

Professor Oliver C. Ruppel is a Professor of Law and Director of the Development and Rule of Law Programme (DROP)

Judge Kimberly Prost is a Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and former Chef du Cabinet for the President

Kamudoni Nyasulu is a Special Prosecutor at the Cashgate fraud scandal in Malawi and has been operating as a Law

Natalie Nougayrède is a French journalist with a 30-year career in international news coverage. She joined The Guardian’s editorial board

Judge Isaac Lenaola is a Supreme Court Judge in Kenya. He attended the University of Nairobi and the Kenya School of

Judge Philippe Kirsch is the former President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and former Chair of the Assembly of

Misha Glenny is an award-winning journalist, historian, and author. After a distinguished career as the BBC’s Central Europe Correspondent, covering

Judge Diego García-Sayán was the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers until December 2022. He is

Judge Lai Siu Chiu joined the Supreme Court of Singapore as Judicial Commissioner in 1991 and became Judge in 1994.

Professor Dr. Edgardo Buscaglia is a public policy advisor to governments and non-governmental organisations in 119 countries since 1991, an