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President of Ireland 1990-1997 speaks of Irish membership, equality, free movement and human rights
Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson was the first woman President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997. Subsequently, she was the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002.
The recipient of numerous honours and awards throughout the world, Mary Robinson is a member of the Elders, co-founder and former Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders and Vice President of the Club of Madrid. She is chair of the GAVI Alliance Board. She chairs the Fund for Global Human Rights and is Honorary President of Oxfam International, and Patron of the International Community of Women Living with AIDS (ICW). She is President of the International Commission of Jurists.
Now based in New York, Mary Robinson is currently the President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. Its mission is to make human rights the compass which charts a course for globalization that is fair, just and benefits all.