Cape Argus (Cape Town)
22 July 2008
Durban-born Navanethem Pillay has been notified of her nomination as the new UN Human Rights Commissioner, despite American reservations.
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Navi Pillay is a truly fine choice as High Commissioner for Human Rights. Her human rights credentials are unquestionable. She brings to the role the benefit of experience as both an activist and a jurist as well as a deep understanding of and commitment to women's human rights, which remains hard-fought territory in the United Nations and the global human rights community.
Our loss; their gain.