A judge from South Africa who broke gender boundaries and faced discrimination under apartheid was confirmed Monday as the new U.N. human rights chief.
As the world organization's top advocate for human rights, Navanethem Pillay will oversee a Geneva-based office with almost 1,000 employees and a budget approaching $150 million. Starting in September, she will replace Louise Arbour, a former Supreme Court judge in Canada who had served since 2004.
"Judge Pillay easily exceeds the criteria for appointment to this post," said Gayle Francis-Vaughan, a diplomat from Barbados speaking on behalf of Caribbean and Latin American nations before the General …
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