Front Line Welcomes New High Commissioner for Human Rights, Feb 2004

Front Line welcomes the appointment of Louise Arbour as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Louise Arbour has a distinguished career, including acting as Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, serving as a Canadian Supreme Court Justice and as Associate Professor of Law and later Associate Dean at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. Front Line is delighted that a person of her commitment and experience has been appointed to this challenging position, and hopes that she will do her utmost to ensure the protection of human rights defenders around the world during her time in office.