“Healing requires a partnership between lawyers and artists,” said Radhika Coomaraswamy, the outgoing Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG)...
Last spring, a young woman named Grace Akallo sat in the U.N. Security Council chamber and told its delegates her story.
Top military commanders in Myanmar should be investigated and prosecuted for the “gravest” crimes against civilians under international law, including genocide.
Radhika Coomaraswamy was appointed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict in...
On 31 October 2000, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), a landmark decision for the Women, Peace and Security...
We then sat down with Radhika Coomaraswamy, an esteemed international lawyer who previously served as the UN Special Representative on Children...
She's one of the first international figures to speak out against the practice of bacha bazi. She has served as United Nations' undersecretary general.
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Sri Lankan lawyer and human rights advocate who has held senior UN and international roles focused on women’s and children's rights; widely cited in Sri Lankan and international women's rights work.
