'Les Malezer is from the Butchulla/Gubbi Gubbi peoples in southeast Queensland. He has extensive experience in campaigning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights and has represented community interests at local, state, national and international levels.
He is a former head of the Qld Department of Aboriginal and Islander Affairs and has served as Chairperson of the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA) and in that role he is a delegate to United Nations forums on Indigenous issues.' Source: http://hrc.amnesty.org.au/ (Sighted 07/11/2011).