Born Under Apartheid, Navi Pillay Has Climbed to Global Heights in Promoting Human-Rights Law

Nations of the world have taken giant steps in recent decades to build international structures and strengthen institutions to deal with mass human-rights abusers. At almost every stage, Navi Pillay, a South African lawyer, was there, advancing the rights of …

Barbara Crossette
• September 12, 2022

UN’s Guterres Strikes Back; Kenya Pilots the Security Council; a Promising Malaria Vaccine

A new vaccine for malaria; the Security Council goes to the Sahel; the Human Rights Council’s actions, criticized and praised. You are reading This Week @UN, summarizing the most pressing issues facing the organization. The information is gathered from UN …

Anna Bianca Roach
• October 8, 2021

An American Feminist, Honored by France, Carries On a Tireless Global Fight for Women’s Rights

Jessica Neuwirth, a pivotal force in promoting and supporting the rights of women and girls worldwide, was appointed to the rank of chevalier in the French Legion of Honor by the French government in a ceremony in New York City …

Barbara Crossette
• October 6, 2021

Does the New US Envoy for Women’s Rights Have Anything to Do?

Six months into her job as the United States ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues, Kelley Currie has done little to demonstrate that she can restore American leadership on women’s rights while reporting to an ideologically driven administration known for its …

Fiona Shukri
• July 13, 2020

Citing Trump Immigration Ban, a Major Group Drops Out of UN’s Annual Women’s Conference

The annual meeting of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women, held in New York every March, may be in trouble because of uncertainty and fear about the Trump administration’s attempt to ban immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. …