The remarkable true story of Navi Pillay, the first black woman in South Africa to set up a law practice, which she used to defend anti-apartheid activists.
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Sam Naidu was born in Durban, South Africa. Currently, she is a Research Associate with the Department of English, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, and lectures part-time at Brunel University, UK. A former Commonwealth and Melon Scholar, her research interests are postcolonial feminist aesthetics and literature of migration and diaspora. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism, BA (Hons), MA and a PhD and has published extensively in her field.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Pillay, a trailblazer in Human Rights Law, was born in 1941 to a humble Indian family in apartheid South Africa. She faced enormous obstacles to her aspirations for further education and a meaningful career. However, in 1967 she was the first black woman in South Africa to set up a law practice which she used to defend many anti-apartheid activists. She also used her skills to protect the rights of political prisoners and remarkably, in 1973, she succeeded in obtaining legal representation and basic amenities for the inmates of Robben Island.In 1995 when the first democratic government was formed in South Africa, Nelson Mandela nominated Pillay as the first black female judge in the Supreme Court. In the same year she joined the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Since then Pillay has become one the world's leading advocates in the field of human rights.The biography of Navi Pillay is part of Arcadia's BlackAmber Inspiration series edited by Rosemarie Hudson, founder of BlackAmber. These pocket-sized biographies, aimed at students and general readers alike, celebrate African, Caribbean and Asian heroes. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781906413453
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Pillay, a trailblazer in Human Rights Law, was born in 1941 to a humble Indian family in apartheid South Africa. She faced enormous obstacles to her aspirations for further education and a meaningful career. However, in 1967 she was the first black woman in South Africa to set up a law practice which she used to defend many anti-apartheid activists. She also used her skills to protect the rights of political prisoners and remarkably, in 1973, she succeeded in obtaining legal representation and basic amenities for the inmates of Robben Island.In 1995 when the first democratic government was formed in South Africa, Nelson Mandela nominated Pillay as the first black female judge in the Supreme Court. In the same year she joined the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Since then Pillay has become one the world's leading advocates in the field of human rights.The biography of Navi Pillay is part of Arcadia's BlackAmber Inspiration series edited by Rosemarie Hudson, founder of BlackAmber. These pocket-sized biographies, aimed at students and general readers alike, celebrate African, Caribbean and Asian heroes. The remarkable true story of Navi Pillay, the first black woman in South Africa to set up a law practice, which she used to defend anti-apartheid activists. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781906413453
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Etat : New. In September 2008 Navi Pillay was appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Num Pages: 200 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168. . 2011. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur V9781906413453
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