Navi Pillay
Bio:
Navanethem Pillay , ( born 1941; also called Navi Pillay) is the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. A South African, she was the first non-white woman on the High Court of South Africa, and she has also served as a judge of the International Criminal Court and President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Her four-year term as High Commissioner for Human Rights began on 1 September 2008.
Supported by her local Indian community with donations, she graduated from the University of Natal with a BA in 1963 and an LLB in 1965. She later attended Harvard Law School, obtaining an LLM in 1982 and a Doctor of Juridical Science degree in 1988.
WMC Live
September 13, 2013 | Sheryl Sandberg, Dee Dee Myers, Navi Pillay |
International,
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Robin Morgan
WMC Live #51: Sheryl Sandberg, Dee Dee Myers, Navi Pillay. (Original Airdate 9/14/2013)
Season 2. Robin’s state-of-the-world roundup. Guests: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay; FaceBook CEO and author Sheryl Sandberg; and former White House press secretary and author Dee Dee Myers. Plus, a crowded Surrealism Corner.
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