Monica McWilliams

Overview

Monica McWilliams born Ballymoney, Northern Ireland April 28, 1954. Catholic professor, politician, and peacemaker. Involved in negotiation of Good Friday Agreement between Ireland and Northern Ireland, 1998. Head of Irish Human Rights Commission, 2005-08. Worked in Colombia, Palestine, South Africa, Timor Leste, and Uganda on conflict-related issues; trained women of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Quotations

"[The] whole point about human rights is that you are tested when you are defending the human rights of people you may not agree with." (March 24, 2009, LiveJournal; photo atangledweb.org)