Mary Shanthi Dairiam

Mary Shanthi Dairiam
Born (1939-09-17)September 17, 1939
Nationality Malaysian
Occupation United Nations official
Known for Human rights and women's rights advocate

Mary Shanthi Dairiam (born 17 September 1939)[1] is a Malaysian human rights and women's rights advocate and United Nations (UN) official. She has since 2004 served on the UN's Gender Equality Task Force,[2] and on the Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women.[3] From 2004 to 2008, she was also a member of the UN's CEDAW committee,[4] within which she was appointed Rapporteur in January 2007.[5]

In 2010, Dairiam was appointed as one of three UN experts to lead an inquiry into the Israeli navy's response to the Marmara flotilla that sought to break a blockade of Gaza.[6]

Dairiam is the founder and a current director of International Women's Rights Action Watch - Asia Pacific, a charity devoted to the implementation of the CEDAW convention.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mary Shanthi Dairiam (Malaysia)" (pdf). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Horn, Jordana (24 July 2010). "UN to investigate Marmara events". Jerusalem Post.
  3. ↑ "Significant progress made, but gender stereotyping still major obstacle to equality in Jamaica, women's anti-discrimination committee told". United Nations. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "International Expert Leads High Level Anti-Discrimination Forum for Royal Government of Cambodia". UNIFEM. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "UN Committee Monitoring Compliance - Women's Anti-Discrimination Treaty". United Nations. 15 January 2007.
  6. ↑ "Israel rejects findings of UN rights probe of Gaza flotilla raid". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 23 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "Timor-Leste's Delegation to Present First State Report at CEDAW's 44th Session". UNIFEM. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
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