The president of the United Nations’ top human rights body has appointed a former New York Supreme Court judge to serve as the third member of a commission investigating possible violations of the rules of war in Gaza.
Gabon Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella, who presides over the U.N.’s 47-nation Human Rights Council, said Monday Mary McGowan Davis will join William Schabas and Doudou Diene on the commission created by the council’s July 23 resolution.
Davis, who also was a federal prosecutor and has previous U.N. experience related to Gaza, will take the place of British-Lebanese lawyer Amal Alamuddin. Alamuddin, who is engaged to marry George Clooney, said she could not accept the role shortly after she had been appointed to it.
A commission report is due in March 2015.
(AP)
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This is not an inquiry this is a “hang Israel committee. Some person on this is a known to be very anti Israel
Violations by who, Gaza?
She’s an old crony of Navi Pillay (that’s the “previous U.N. experience related to Gaza). Her mind is already made up.