Mary Robinson was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. She first rose to prominence as an academic, barrister, campaigner and member of the Irish senate (1969–1989). She defeated "Fianna Fáil's" Brian Lenihan and Fine Gael's Austin Currie in the 1990 presidential election becoming, as an Independent candidate nominated by the Labour Party, … Wikipedia
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Following a recent trip to the region, Mary Robinson spoke to Sir David Frost on the crisis in Darfur and what steps must be taken to prevent further civilian deaths. www.realizingrights.org
Mary Robinson was President of Ireland from 1990-1997 and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997-2002.She is founder ofthe Ethical Globalization Initiative. www.cceia.org/people/data/mary_robinson.html