Louise Arbour
Louise Arbour
Louise Arbour, CC GOQis a Canadian lawyer, prosecutor and jurist. Arbour was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario and a former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. From 2009 until 2014, she served as President and CEO of the International Crisis Group. She made history with the indictment of a sitting head of state, Yugoslavian president...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 February 1947
CityMontreal, Canada
The signing of this memorandum of understanding forms an independent professional approach to handle the actual situation of human rights violations in northern Uganda. The situation in northern Uganda seems to be quite unique compared to that of other countries.
I'm very energised about the prospect of helping the country face some daunting challenges, and I am guardedly optimistic about the enormous potential for positive change,
Improvement is evident in life expectancy, child mortality and illiteracy (in China). These all constitute advances in realizing economic and social rights.
The scale of this massacre is very alarming and suggests that the strongest deterrent message must be sent to those who are inclined to perpetuate the cycle of violence that has shattered Kosovo in the last year.
Do I believe that people indicted by this tribunal will be tried? If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't be here, ... Yes, I believe they will be tried.
Rules that block persons with disabilities from obtaining personal documentation or from voting in elections can be modified, often at little expense.
The Chinese authorities indicated that they want to ratify the covenant as early as possible.