Ian Martin
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Ian Martin is a human rights activist who has been involved in a number of Human Rights organisation. He is currently the Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Nepal for Support to the Peace Process.
He has been:
- Secretary-General of Amnesty International from 1986 to 1992.
- Director-General of The UN/OAS International Civilian Mission in Haiti 1993 and 1994-5.
- Chief of the UN Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda 1995-96.
- Deputy High Representative for Human Rights in the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998-99.
- Special Adviser to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Human Rights Field Operations 1998.
- Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the East Timor Popular Consultation and Head of the UN Mission in East Timor May-November 1999.
- Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea 2000-2001.
- Representative in Nepal of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 2005- 2006.
- Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste 2006.
- Head of United Mission Mission to Nepal(UNMIN).
[edit] External Links
- Ian Martin discusses, The UN Security Council: From the Cold War to the 21st Century, at the Carnegie Council
- Ian Martin's page on the Human Rights Centre.
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| Preceded by Thomas Hammarberg |
Secretary-General of Amnesty International 1986–1992 |
Succeeded by Pierre Sané |
