Mary Robinson

Overview

Mary Robinson born Ballina, Mayo, Ireland May 21, 1944. UN High Commissioner for Refugees 1997-2002; First woman president of Ireland 1990-7; International Human Rights Law professor; founding president Council of Women World Leaders 1996; Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience for Human Rights 2004.

Quotations

"In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom." (A Voice for Somalia, Oct. 1992; photo Wikipedia)