Monthly Archives: July 2008
New HR Commissioner speaks; farewell from me!
Thanks to the UN News Center And a quick word to say thank you for all your interest, and I wish Ms Pillay a successful and productive tenure. I feel we did, at the least, help open this process to … Continue reading
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Pillay nomination official, despite US opposition
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday named South African judge Navanethem Pillay as the world body’s new human rights chief, succeeding outspoken Canadian Louise Arbour, a U.N. spokeswoman said. Pillay is currently a judge at the … Continue reading
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LA Times on Pillay
some nice bio detail here By Maggie Farley, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 18, 2008 The daughter of a Tamil bus driver in Durban, she experienced human rights violations firsthand. Pillay earned a law degree at Harvard, but for … Continue reading
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New York Times on Pillay
U.N. May Name Rights Chief on Friday By ALAN COWELL Published: July 19, 2008 LONDON — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is considering appointing a South African lawyer, Navanethem Pillay, to succeed Louise Arbour as High Commissioner for Human … Continue reading
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Reuters confirms Pillay
S.African to replace UN rights chief – diplomats Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:25 GMT By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, July 17 (Reuters) – The U.N. secretary-general plans to name South African judge Navanethem Pillay as the world body’s next human … Continue reading
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Pillay gets the job – sources
Well informed sources, which have proved reliable in the past, suggest Judge Pillay has got the job. The announcement will not be made for a few days however. Watch this space. In the meantime, this from VOA. Extra: there has … Continue reading
Shortlist of three confirmed
The SG is informing diplomats that there is a shortlist of three people – Navanethem Pillay Hina Jiliani Juan Mendez Pillay is still believed to be the favourite of the SG’s team; Zalmay Khalilzad, US ambassador, is said to be … Continue reading
Will the UN General Assembly have a say?
This from Inner City Press: UN Human Rights Post Will Be Awarded Before Any Briefing of GA, Kerim Claims Input and Fight for his Office’s Funding Byline: Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press at the UN: News Analysis UNITED … Continue reading
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