The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy as its new Commissioner.
Ms Coomaraswamy brings with her a distinguished career in law, diplomacy, academia and human rights advocacy. She served as Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations from 2006 to 2012, where she worked to protect children in conflict zones worldwide. In 1994, she became the United Nations’ first Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, helping to establish violence against women as an international political and human rights issue.
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