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UN Special Rapporteur
Special rapporteur (or independent expert) is the title given to independent human rights experts whose expertise is called upon by the United Nations (UN) to report or advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. Depending on the specific mandate, there can also be working groups composed of an independent expert from each of the five UN regional groupings: Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and the Western group. Their work falls within the scope of "special procedure" mechanisms under the United Nations Human Rights Council, and their contributions can advance human rights through a variety of activities, including, but not limited to improving access to redress, policy reform, mainstreaming human rights, raising human rights awareness, and acting to prevent or cease rights violations. The mandate by the United Nations has been to "examine, monitor, advise, and publicly report" on human rights problems through "activit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bina D'Costa
Bina D'Costa is an Australian-Bangladeshi academic who specializes in conflict and gender studies in South Asia. Career D'Costa was at the Global Justice Center in New York City in 2008. D'Costa was a professor of International Relations at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs of the Australian National University. She was a visiting scholar at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva from 2012 to 2014. She was a visiting scholar at the Refugee Studies Centre under Department of International Development of University of Oxford from 2011 to 2012. She served as the Asia Rapporteur of Asia-Europe Meeting in 2017. She is a member of the Dristhipat Writers' Collective. In March 2023 the Human Rights Council added new members to its ''Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent'' and D'Costa was one of them joining Miriam Ekiudoko of Hungary, American Dominique Day and Catherine S. Namakula of Uganda. Publications and research In he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Andenæs
Mads Andenæs KC (also spelt Andenas; born 27 July 1957) is a legal academic and former UN special rapporteur on arbitrary detention and the chair of UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. He is a professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Oslo, the former director of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London and the former director of the Centre of European Law at King’s College, University of London. Life In 2019, Andenæs was made Queen's Counsel honoris causa. He holds the degrees of Cand. Jur. (University of Oslo), Ph.D. (University of Cambridge) and M.A. and D.Phil. (University of Oxford), the Oxford degrees being awarded ad eundem gradum. Having a doctorate from both Oxford and Cambridge makes Andenas what Ghil'ad Zuckermann calls an " Oxbridge paradox". Andenas belongs to the rare group of people who hold a "pair o' docs" (sounding like "paradox" but meaning "two doctorates"), a D.Phil. (Oxon.) and a Ph.D. (Cantab.), from both Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaheen Sardar Ali
Shaheen Sardar Ali is a British Pakistani law professor and an author who formerly served chair of the National Commission on the Status of Women of Pakistan. She is a professor of law at the University of Warwick. Biography Shaheen, a Pashtun, was born in Swat in 1955 in Pakistan and obtained her BA, LLB and an MA in Political Science from the University of Peshawar. A Foreign and Commonwealth Scholarship allowed her to come to the UK in 1990 to take an LLM in international law at Hull University. She returned to Pakistan and gained a professorship at Peshawar University in 1995. Three years later, she returned to the United Kingdom, teaching as a law lecturer at the University of Warwick. Her research and teaching interests include international law of human rights, women's and children's rights and Islamic law and jurisprudence. Ali is fluent in Urdu, Pashtu and Punjabi, can read and write Arabic and has a working knowledge of Persian. Furthermore, she serves as a consultan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Gopalan
Priya may refer to: Film and television * ''Priya'' (1970 film), a Malayalam film by Madhu * ''Priya'' (1978 film), a Tamil film by S. P. Muthuraman People * Priya (given name), a female given name of Indian origin * Priya (actress), Indian actress * Priya Anand (born 1986), Indian actress * Priya Bhavani Shankar (born 1989), Indian actress * Priya Dutt (born 1966), Indian politician, social worker * Priya Gill, Indian former actress, model * Priya Krishna, Indian-American food journalist * Priya Prakash Varrier (born 1999), Indian actress * Priya Saroj (born 1998), Indian politician, lawyer * Priyamani Priya Mani Raj (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984 ), known professionally as Priyamani, is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards Sout ... (born 1984), Indian actress See also * Priyam (other) * Pria (other) {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Estrada-Castillo
Miriam Estrada Castillo is a lawyer, and was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She is the daughter of Pablo Estrada Valle, one of the founders of CFP (Concentración de Fuerzas Populares), which was one of the most important political parties of Ecuador in the fifties. She graduated from the American School of Guayaquil with honours and studied Law in the Faculty of Law and Social and Political Sciences of the University of Guayaquil, Ecuador, getting her academic degrees as a Doctor in Jurisprudence and a bachelor's in social and political sciences as a Valedictorian. Her PhD thesis: "Revolution, Art, and Human Rights" was considered a contribution for the legal culture of Ecuador, receiving the honour of being published by the University of Guayaquil. She was awarded, amongst 1200 other graduates, with the "University of Guayaquil" Award, for obtaining the highest scores during her student life and for the contributions she made as an academic. She was married to the founder of the Cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laïty Kama
Laïty Kama (born 1939 in Dakar - 6 May 2001), was a Senegalese lawyer of Serer heritage and the first president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). He was one of the longest serving judges of the ICTR. Legal career Kama's major career started in 1969 when he became a Magistrate in Senegal, and an Examining Judge in Diourbel (Senegal) from 1969 to 1973. He was then appointed Deputy Public Prosecutor from 1973 to 1974 and Public Prosecutor in Thiès from 1974 to 1978. He served as Assistant Public Prosecutor at Dakar's Court of Appeal and the Assize Court for 15 years. In 1992, Kama was appointed First Assistant Public Prosecutor at the Supreme Court of Appeal. In May 1995, he was appointed judge of the United Nations' International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. He was also the First President of the ICTR. Kama remained a judge of the Court until May 2001 Lecturer and organization established Kama taught at École nationale de la Magistrature du S� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Zerrougui
Leila Zerrougui (born 1956) is an Algerian legal expert on human rights and administration of justice. She has served as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) since January 2018. Early life and education Zerrougui was born in Souk Ahras. She graduated from L'Ecole Nationale d'Administration (Algiers) in 1980. Since 1993, she has held various academic positions at law schools in Algeria, and was associate professor of L'Ecole Supérieure de la Magistrature (Algiers). She has published extensively on the administration of justice and human rights. Career She was Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict from September 2012 to May 2017. In this capacity, she served as an independent advocate to build awareness and give prominence to the rights and protection of boys and girls affected by armed conflict. She was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumba Malila
Mumba Malila (born 16 April 1964) is a Zambian jurist who currently serves as the 8th Chief Justice of Zambia, having assumed office in 2021. With a career in law spanning several years, Dr. Malila has held various high-profile positions, including that of the Zambian Attorney General from 2011 to 2014. He currently serves as a member of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Prior to his appointment as Chief Justice, Mumba Malila served as a respected Supreme Court Judge, having been appointed by former Zambian President Michael Sata. In addition, he has also made significant contributions to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, where he served as the Commissioner and Vice Chairperson from October 2006 to November 2011. References {{Zambia-bio-stub Living people 1964 births Chief justices of Zambia Zambian judges 21st-century judges 20th-century Zambian lawyers University of Zambia alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elina Steinerte
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Working Group On Arbitrary Detention
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) is a body of independent human rights experts that investigate cases of arbitrary arrest and detention. Arbitrary arrest and detention is the imprisonment or detainment of an individual, by a State, without respect for due process. These actions may be in violation of international human rights law. The Working Group was established by resolution in 1991 by the former UN Commission on Human Rights. It is one of the thematic special procedures overseen by the United Nations Human Rights Council, and is therefore a subsidiary body of the UN. Mandate and composition The Working Group is mandated to receive and verify information from a variety of sources, in order to investigate cases of detention imposed arbitrarily, or otherwise inconsistently with the relevant international standards set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 9 states: 'No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile'. In con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikponwosa Ero
Ikponwosa "I.K." Lauretta Ero is a lawyer and advocate in the field of international human rights. She is the first United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism. Ero was a key player in drawing global attention to the human rights issues faced by people with albinism worldwide, particularly in the region of Africa where they were being attacked for their body parts. Ikponmwosa Ero was a principal architect of the Regional Action Plan on Albinism (2017-2021) and the subsequent Plan of Action on Albinism and its Implementation Framework (2021-2031) . She was also a key actor with the late Ambassador Yusuf Mohamed Ismail "Bari-Bari," in the establishment of the International Albinism Awareness Day and in the promulgation and execution of various high-level advocacy events leading to the adoption of several resolutions at the United Nations and the African Union. Early life I.K. Ero was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, in 1981 to pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
