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Benedict Rogers
 * former parliamentary candidate, City of Durham, in 2005 general election
 * Journalist in Hong Kong for five years from 1997-2012
 * Regular contributor to international media including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, the Guardian and Huffington Post and has appeared on BBC, CNN, al-Jazeera and other television ad radio stations.
 * Human right activist specialising in Asia, especially Burma, North Korea and Indonesia. He has also worked on the Maldives, East Timor, Pakistan and China.
 * Author of five books including Burma: a nation at the crossroads (2012 Random House), Than Shwe: Unmasking Burma's Tyrant (2010, Silkworm), A Land Without Evil: Stopping the Genocide of Burma's Karen People (2004), Very Stones Cry Out: The Persecuted Church: Pain, Passion and Praise (2011), On the Side of the Angels: Justice, Human Rights, and Kingdom Mission (2007)
 * Christian Solidarity Worldwide (east Asia team leader)
 * co-founder and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission.
 * Denied entry to Hong Kong 2017 - UK and China reaction UK 'concerned' . Boris Johnson demanded urgent explanation and summoned China embassy Hong Kong reaction
 * Deported from Myanmar (Burma) 2011
 * founded a new advocacy organisation, Hong Kong Watch, in 2017 with patrons including former Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind QC
 * In 2010, Ben travelled to North Korea with Lord Alton and Baroness Cox, to meet the regime and discuss human rights concerns. In 2011, he co-founded the International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK), bringing together more than 40 organisations from around the world, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).