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2 Mar 2007, 4:16 pm
It is a world where women act, as prime ministers or ministers of state (Angela Merkel and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Condoleezza Rice and Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, to name a very few), as lawmakers (Nancy Pelosi), as judges (Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Beverley McLachlin, Rosalyn Higgins and Françoise Tulkens), and as advocates, in international organizations (Louise Arbour and Margaret Chan) and in society at large (Shirin Ebadi and Wangari Muta Maathai,… [read post]
7 May 2012, 3:00 am
A month ago today, Banda was sworn in as the 1st woman in southern Africa to lead her country, and the 3d woman in Africa to be head of state; in this, she follows 2011 Nobel Peace Prizewinner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia's President since 2006, and an IntLawGrrls foremother, Zewditu I, Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930. [read post]
8 Jul 2009, 2:00 pm
In 2004, the civil war finally ended and Liberia democratically elected the first female president on the continent of Africa, her excellence Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2005. [read post]
11 Dec 2011, 3:00 am
An amazing few days, for women, and for anyone who cares about about the rights of all humans.Yesterday in Oslo, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was shared by 3 women (prior post) -- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (below, far right) and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, along with Tawakkol Karman of Yemen,'for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.'Tomorrow in New York, 2 women are slated to become… [read post]
30 Dec 2016, 10:51 am
[photos, from top: Secretary-General Ban swears in Patricia O’Brien of Ireland as Under-Secretary for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel (credit for 2008 UN photo); Karin Landgren of Sweden, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Liberia (credit for UN photo); Rima Salah of Jordan, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (credit for UN photo); Secretary-General Ban with Hilde… [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 12:37 pm
In October, Amnesty applauded the announcement that the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize would be awarded to three world-changing women—Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman. [read post]
16 Oct 2013, 8:55 am
Then newly-elected Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, however, was concerned that a trial of Taylor in Liberia could destabilize her new government. [read post]
1 Sep 2007, 12:53 am
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf: President of Liberia.A good list, but by no means complete. [read post]
14 Jul 2011, 10:32 am
For example, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's recent decision to grant presidential clemency to 14 individuals convicted of murder for a death they caused in the course of a TBO. [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 9:39 am
I do, and this idea was profoundly affirmed this week when the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, to Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, and to pro-democracy campaigner Tawakkul Karman of Yemen. [read post]
17 Nov 2008, 6:54 am
The study will be presented by ZARD in March 2009 at the International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security 2009 (Colloquium), a global forum spearheaded by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and President Tarja Halonen of Finland designed to give African countries an opportunity to reflect and improve upon their commitments to empower women, particularly through political leadership. [read post]
17 Nov 2008, 6:54 am
The study will be presented by ZARD in March 2009 at the International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security 2009 (Colloquium), a global forum spearheaded by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and President Tarja Halonen of Finland designed to give African countries an opportunity to reflect and improve upon their commitments to empower women, particularly through political leadership. [read post]
6 Oct 2008, 6:43 am
Predictably, President Johnson-Sirleaf is thunderstruck by the force of the sexual violence. [read post]
17 Aug 2012, 8:13 am
[photos, from top: Secretary-General Ban swears in Patricia O'Brien of Ireland as Under-Secretary for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel (credit for 2008 UN photo); Karin Landgren of Sweden, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Liberia (credit for UN photo); Rima Salah of Jordan, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (credit for UN photo); Secretary-General Ban with Hilde… [read post]
