Navanethem PILLAY High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva
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1962-1966 | University of Natal (BA & LLB) |
1967 | First woman to start a law practice in Natal Province, South Africa; Defense attorney for many anti-apartheid activists |
1967-1995 | Attorney and Conveyancer, High Court of South Africa |
1980 | Lecturer, University of KwaZulu-Natal |
1982-1988 | Harvard University (Masters and Doctorate juridical science) |
1985 | Co-founded international women's rights group Equality Now |
1995 | Vice-President, Council of University of Durban Westville |
Acting Judge, High Court of South Africa | |
1995-1999 | Judge, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda |
1999-2003 | President, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda |
2003-2008 | Appeals Division Judge, International Criminal Court in the Hague |
since 2008 | High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva |