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Why Mary Robinson rejected the mandate accepted by Judge Goldstone

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- at July 2, 2009 in Mary Robinson and Goldstone "Fact Finding" Mission for UNHRC. 0 Comments

With hearings to be held in Geneva next week by the UN Human Rights Council inquiry into the Israel-Gaza war, headed by Judge Richard Goldstone, it is interesting to recall that former UN rights chief Mary Robinson, as well as former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, were among the many international personalities that refused U.N. offers to head the mission. Continue reading ‘Why Mary Robinson rejected the mandate accepted by Judge Goldstone’