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Radhika Coomaraswamy

Deshamanya Radhika Coomaraswamy (born 17 September 1953)[1] is a Sri Lankan lawyer, diplomat and human rights advocate who served as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict until 13 July 2012. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed her to the position in April 2006.[2] She was nominated to the Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka) as a civil representative on 10 September 2015.[3] In 2017, after atrocities against the Rohingya people, she was appointed a Member of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar.

Radhika Coomaraswamy
United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
In office
April 2006 – 13 July 2012
Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka) as a civil representative
In office
10 September 2015 – 10 September 2018
Personal details
Born (1953-09-17) 17 September 1953 (age 70)
Colombo, Ceylon
NationalitySri Lankan
Parent(s)Rajendra Coomaraswamy (father)
Wijeyamani (mother)
RelativesIndrajit Coomaraswamy (brother)
Alma materYale University
Harvard University
Columbia University
Amherst College
University of Edinburgh
University of Essex
CUNY School of Law
United Nations International School
AwardsDeshamanya

Early life and education Edit

Coomaraswamy was born on 17 September 1953 in Colombo, Ceylon. She was the younger daughter of civil servant Rajendra Coomaraswamy (Roving Raju) and his wife Wijeyamani. Her paternal grandfather C. Coomaraswamy was a civil servant and her maternal grandfather S. K. Wijeyaratnam was chairman of Negombo Urban Council.[4] She has one elder brother, Indrajit Coomaraswamy. She is a graduate of the United Nations International School in New York City. She received her B.A. from Yale University, her J.D. from Columbia University, an LLM from Harvard University and honorary PhDs from Amherst College, the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Essex and the CUNY School of Law.

Career Edit

Coomaraswamy is a lawyer by training and formerly the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission, is an internationally known human rights advocate who has worked as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women (1994-2003).

In her reports to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, she has written on violence in the family, violence in the community, violence against women during armed conflict and the problem of international trafficking. A strong advocate on women's rights, she has intervened on behalf of women throughout the world seeking clarification from governments in cases involving violence against women. She also compiled a report on "comfort women", citing Seiji Yoshida's remark (his testimony was later judged to be a fabrication),[5] and has conducted field visits to Japan and Korea on the problem of "comfort women", Rwanda, Colombia, Haiti and Indonesia with regard to violence against women in war time, Poland, India, Bangladesh and Nepal on the issue of trafficking, the United States on women in prisons, Brazil on domestic violence, and Cuba on violence against women generally.

Appointments Edit

Coomaraswamy was appointed Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission in May 2003. She has served as a member of the Global Faculty of the New York University School of Law. She also taught a summer course at New College, Oxford, every year on the International Human Rights of Women from 1996-2006. She has published widely, including two books on constitutional law and numerous articles on ethnic studies and the status of women.

In 2014, Coomaraswamy was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon as lead author on a Global Study on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1325, on women, peace and security. The Global Study will be presented to the Secretary-General and to the public in October, 2015, when the Security Council will conduct a High-level Review to assess progress at the global, regional and national levels in implementing resolution 1325 (2000).

In January 2008, the United Nations requested that Coomaraswamy, as special representative for children in armed conflict, be allowed to observe the American military tribunal of child soldier Omar Khadr, but she was denied entrance.[6]

In May 2011, Coomaraswamy gave a lecture entitled "Children and Armed Conflict: The International Response" at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Distinguished Lecture Series.

In November 2011, Coomaraswamy gave a lectured entitled "Human Rights: Impact of Armed Conflict on Children" through Monmouth University's Institute for Global Understanding's United Nations Academic Impact Lecture Series.

Other activities Edit

Recognition Edit

The President of Sri Lanka conferred on her the title of Deshamanya, a prestigious national honour. She has also received the International Law Award of the American Bar Association, the Human Rights Award of the International Human Rights Law Group, the Bruno Kreisky Award of 2000, the Leo Ettinger Human Rights Prize of the University of Oslo, Archbishop Oscar Romero Award of the University of Dayton, the William J. Butler Award from the University of Cincinnati, and the Robert S. Litvack Award from McGill University. In November 2005, in recognition of her service to the country and the world.

See also Edit

References Edit

  • Official Biography
  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict". from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Ariyaratne, Shibly, Radhika nominated to CC". Colombo Gazette. 10 September 2015. from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ Ladduwahetty, Ravi (13 December 2012). "Dr Manmohan Singh was committed to non-interference with Asian economies". The Island. from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Testimony about 'forcible taking away of women on Jeju Island': Judged to be fabrication because supporting evidence not found". The Asahi Shimbun. 22 August 2014. from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. ^ Shephard, Michelle (24 January 2008). "UN observer can't attend Omar Khadr hearing, Pentagon says". Toronto Star. from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ Board of the Open Society Justice Initiative 23 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Open Society Foundations.

    radhika, coomaraswamy, confused, with, radhika, kumaraswamy, deshamanya, born, september, 1953, lankan, lawyer, diplomat, human, rights, advocate, served, under, secretary, general, united, nations, special, representative, children, armed, conflict, until, ju. Not to be confused with Radhika Kumaraswamy Deshamanya Radhika Coomaraswamy born 17 September 1953 1 is a Sri Lankan lawyer diplomat and human rights advocate who served as the Under Secretary General of the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict until 13 July 2012 Secretary General Kofi Annan appointed her to the position in April 2006 2 She was nominated to the Constitutional Council Sri Lanka as a civil representative on 10 September 2015 3 In 2017 after atrocities against the Rohingya people she was appointed a Member of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar Radhika CoomaraswamyUnited Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed ConflictIn office April 2006 13 July 2012Constitutional Council Sri Lanka as a civil representativeIn office 10 September 2015 10 September 2018Personal detailsBorn 1953 09 17 17 September 1953 age 70 Colombo CeylonNationalitySri LankanParent s Rajendra Coomaraswamy father Wijeyamani mother RelativesIndrajit Coomaraswamy brother Alma materYale UniversityHarvard UniversityColumbia UniversityAmherst CollegeUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of EssexCUNY School of LawUnited Nations International SchoolAwardsDeshamanya Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Appointments 3 Other activities 4 Recognition 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life and education EditCoomaraswamy was born on 17 September 1953 in Colombo Ceylon She was the younger daughter of civil servant Rajendra Coomaraswamy Roving Raju and his wife Wijeyamani Her paternal grandfather C Coomaraswamy was a civil servant and her maternal grandfather S K Wijeyaratnam was chairman of Negombo Urban Council 4 She has one elder brother Indrajit Coomaraswamy She is a graduate of the United Nations International School in New York City She received her B A from Yale University her J D from Columbia University an LLM from Harvard University and honorary PhDs from Amherst College the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven the University of Edinburgh the University of Essex and the CUNY School of Law Career EditCoomaraswamy is a lawyer by training and formerly the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission is an internationally known human rights advocate who has worked as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women 1994 2003 In her reports to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights she has written on violence in the family violence in the community violence against women during armed conflict and the problem of international trafficking A strong advocate on women s rights she has intervened on behalf of women throughout the world seeking clarification from governments in cases involving violence against women She also compiled a report on comfort women citing Seiji Yoshida s remark his testimony was later judged to be a fabrication 5 and has conducted field visits to Japan and Korea on the problem of comfort women Rwanda Colombia Haiti and Indonesia with regard to violence against women in war time Poland India Bangladesh and Nepal on the issue of trafficking the United States on women in prisons Brazil on domestic violence and Cuba on violence against women generally Appointments Edit Coomaraswamy was appointed Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission in May 2003 She has served as a member of the Global Faculty of the New York University School of Law She also taught a summer course at New College Oxford every year on the International Human Rights of Women from 1996 2006 She has published widely including two books on constitutional law and numerous articles on ethnic studies and the status of women In 2014 Coomaraswamy was appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon as lead author on a Global Study on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1325 on women peace and security The Global Study will be presented to the Secretary General and to the public in October 2015 when the Security Council will conduct a High level Review to assess progress at the global regional and national levels in implementing resolution 1325 2000 In January 2008 the United Nations requested that Coomaraswamy as special representative for children in armed conflict be allowed to observe the American military tribunal of child soldier Omar Khadr but she was denied entrance 6 In May 2011 Coomaraswamy gave a lecture entitled Children and Armed Conflict The International Response at the University of San Diego s Joan B Kroc Institute for Peace amp Justice Distinguished Lecture Series In November 2011 Coomaraswamy gave a lectured entitled Human Rights Impact of Armed Conflict on Children through Monmouth University s Institute for Global Understanding s United Nations Academic Impact Lecture Series Other activities EditOpen Society Justice Initiative Member of the Board 7 Recognition EditThe President of Sri Lanka conferred on her the title of Deshamanya a prestigious national honour She has also received the International Law Award of the American Bar Association the Human Rights Award of the International Human Rights Law Group the Bruno Kreisky Award of 2000 the Leo Ettinger Human Rights Prize of the University of Oslo Archbishop Oscar Romero Award of the University of Dayton the William J Butler Award from the University of Cincinnati and the Robert S Litvack Award from McGill University In November 2005 in recognition of her service to the country and the world See also EditWar rapeReferences EditOfficial Biography Radhika Coomaraswamy Sri Lanka Archived from the original on 17 August 2021 Retrieved 1 June 2009 Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Archived from the original on 3 June 2012 Retrieved 29 June 2017 Ariyaratne Shibly Radhika nominated to CC Colombo Gazette 10 September 2015 Archived from the original on 24 September 2020 Retrieved 29 August 2020 Ladduwahetty Ravi 13 December 2012 Dr Manmohan Singh was committed to non interference with Asian economies The Island Archived from the original on 1 December 2018 Retrieved 1 December 2018 Testimony about forcible taking away of women on Jeju Island Judged to be fabrication because supporting evidence not found The Asahi Shimbun 22 August 2014 Archived from the original on 27 September 2020 Retrieved 7 September 2020 Shephard Michelle 24 January 2008 UN observer can t attend Omar Khadr hearing Pentagon says Toronto Star Archived from the original on 24 April 2021 Retrieved 29 August 2020 Board of the Open Society Justice Initiative Archived 23 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Open Society Foundations Lecture transcript and video of Coomaraswamy s speech at the Joan B Kroc Institute for Peace amp Justice at the University of San Diego May 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Radhika Coomaraswamy amp oldid 1179726887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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