Board and staff

Director of the International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels

Klaus Starl is appointed the acting director of the Centre. He has more than 30 years of experience in human rights and organisational consulting for local and regional authorities, city networks, as well as the justice sector. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Graz.

Co-Director of the International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels

UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Human Security at the University of Graz

Gerd Oberleitner is UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Human Security, Professor of International Law, and Director of the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy at the University of Graz. His expertise comprises international human rights law, humanitarian law and human security. He holds a doctoral degree in law from the University of Graz.

Board member of the International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels

Member of Peace Office Graz

Berrit Englmayer is a researcher and project manager at the Centre. She holds a Master's degree in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Global Studies from the University of Graz.

berrit.englmayer@uni-graz.at

Nils Groß is a researcher and head of public relations at the Centre. He holds a Master’s degree from Graz University of Technology.

nils.gross@uni-graz.at

Isabella Meier is the senior social researcher at the Centre and conducts social as well as empirical research. She is social fieldwork research expert of the Austrian national focal point of the multidisciplinary research network of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRANET) and has extensive experience in indicator based human rights measurements, child rights and criminal procedure rights. She holds a doctoral degree in sociology from the University of Graz.

+43 (0)316 380 1531
isabella.meier@uni-graz.at

Markus Möstl is the senior legal researcher at the Centre. He is legal expert of the Austrian national focal point for the multidisciplinary research network of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRANET) and has extensive experience in researching and reporting on the implementation of human rights at all levels of governance. He holds a doctoral degree in law from the University of Graz.

+43 (0)316 380 1535
markus.moestl@uni-graz.at

Alexandra Stocker is a senior researcher and in charge of the overall management of the Centre. Her fields of expertise comprise the rights of the child, human rights at the local level as well as human rights monitoring. She holds a Master’s degree in business administration of the University of Graz.

+43 (0)316 380 1536
alexandra.stocker@uni-graz.at

Paul Walch works as a project officer at the Centre and is responsible for the youth project of the Human Rights Advisory Council of the City of Graz, KENNE DEINE RECHTE ("Know your rights," www.kennedeinerechte.at).

paul.walch@uni-graz.at

office@kennedeinerechte.at

Human rights education and training, project development
+43 (0)316 380 1534
simone.philipp@uni-graz.at

Human rights education and training
+43 (0)316 380 1533
barbara.schmiedl@uni-graz.at

Dr. Elisabeth Abiri, Gothenburg

Prof. Dr. Florence Benoît-Rohmer, Strasbourg

Prof. Dr. Florian Bieber, Graz

Prof. Dr. Christina Binder, Munich

Dr. Christine Bräutigam, New York

Prof. Dr. Bojko Bučar, Ljubljana

Prof. Dr. Paolo di Stefani, Padova

Prof. Dr. Paul Gragl, Graz

Prof. DDr. Rainer Hofmann, Frankfurt

Prof. Dr. Walter Kälin, Bern

Prof. Dr. Dzidek Kedzia, Poznan/Geneva

Prof. Dr. Morten Kjærum, Lund

Prof. Dr. Benjamin Kneihs, Salzburg

Prof. Dr. Emma Lantschner, Graz

Prof. Dr. Jean-Paul Lehners, Luxembourg

Prof. Dr. Peter Leuprecht, Montréal

Dr. Walther Lichem, Vienna

Prof. Dr. Lauri Mälksoo, Tartu

Prof. Dr. Joseph Marko, Graz

Prof. Dr. Vital Moreira, Coimbra

Prof. Dr. Manfred Nowak, Vienna

Prof. Dr. Barbara Oomen, Middelburg

Prof. Dr. Elina Pirjatanniemi, Abo/Turku

Prof. Dr. Martin Polaschek, Graz

Prof. Dr. Wolf Rauch, Graz

Prof. Dr. Kurt Remele, Graz

Prof. Dr. Kirsten Schmalenbach, Salzburg

Prof. Dr. Alexander Sicilianos, Strasbourg

Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Staudegger, Graz

Alfred Stingl, Graz

Dr. Christian Strohal, Vienna

Ges. Dr. Engelbert Theuermann, Vienna

Prof. Dr. Helmut Tichy, Vienna

Prof. Dr. Daniel Thürer, Zurich

Prof. Dr. Silvia Ulrich, Linz

a.o. Prof. Dr. Anita Ziegerhofer, Graz

Prof. Dr. Leo Zwaak, Utrecht