Julia Sebutinde

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Overview

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Julia Sebutinde born Entebbe, Uganda February 28, 1954. Trainer in peace and conflict resolution; Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 1996. First female African judge appointed to World Court, 2012; presided over trial of Charles Taylor for war crimes.

Quotations

“The three accused persons have committed violations of human rights in which civilians were mutilated, [and] other civilians were killed and burnt in their houses. . . They also were participants in abducting children for slavery and as child soldiers." (Conviction of three Sierra Leone militia leaders, sentenced to 50 years; BBC, Jul. 19, 2007; photo http://bit.ly/IwwjM2)