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| ⚫ | '''Laura Dupuy Lasserre''' (born 18 September 1967) is a [[Uruguay]]an diplomat, and beginning in 2009, was the [[Permanent Representative]] of Uruguay to the [[United Nations Office at Geneva]] with the rank of [[Ambassador]]. She was elected President of the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] in 2011,<ref name="Dimag">{{cite news |title=Uruguay: views and visions |url=http://www.diplomatmagazine.eu/2019/07/01/uruguay-views-and-vision/ |access-date=7 August 2020 |publisher=Diplomat Magazine |date=July 1, 2019}}</ref> and is recognized as the longest-serving President in the history of the UNHRC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/presidency|title=Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council|access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Laura Dupuy Lasserre''' (born 18 September 1967) is a [[Uruguay]]an diplomat, and beginning in 2009, was the [[Permanent Representative]] of Uruguay to the [[United Nations Office at Geneva]] with the rank of [[Ambassador]]. She was elected President of the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] in 2011 |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Lasserre was born in [[Montevideo]] in 1967. She graduated in 1990 in International Relations at the [[University of the Republic (Uruguay)|University of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay]].<ref name=two>[http://www.upr-info.org/en/about/honorary-members Honorary members], UPR.info, Retrieved 26 February 2016</ref> |
Lasserre was born in [[Montevideo]] in 1967. She graduated in 1990 in International Relations at the [[University of the Republic (Uruguay)|University of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay]].<ref name=two>[http://www.upr-info.org/en/about/honorary-members Honorary members], UPR.info, Retrieved 26 February 2016</ref> |
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She was elected President of the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] for the term 2011–2012. |
She was elected President of the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] for the term 2011–2012 and holds the distinction of being its longest-serving President to date. |
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Dupuy served as Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at the [[Ministry of Foreign Relations (Uruguay)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay]], as Director for the Americas, responsible for [[Bilateralism|bilateral relations]] with the 34 countries in the region, and as President-Rapporteur of the [[Social forum|Social Forum]] 2010 on [[Climate change|Climate Change]] and [[Human rights|Human Rights]].<ref>[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/HRCPresident6thcycle.htm The Human Rights Council - President of the 6th Cycle] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917065259/http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/HRCPresident6thcycle.htm |date=2012-09-17 }}, [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]]</ref> |
Dupuy served as Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at the [[Ministry of Foreign Relations (Uruguay)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay]], as Director for the Americas, responsible for [[Bilateralism|bilateral relations]] with the 34 countries in the region, and as President-Rapporteur of the [[Social forum|Social Forum]] 2010 on [[Climate change|Climate Change]] and [[Human rights|Human Rights]].<ref>[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/HRCPresident6thcycle.htm The Human Rights Council - President of the 6th Cycle] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917065259/http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/HRCPresident6thcycle.htm |date=2012-09-17 }}, [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 5 April 2024
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| Born | 18 September 1967 |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Known for | Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations |
Laura Dupuy Lasserre (born 18 September 1967) is a Uruguayan diplomat, and beginning in 2009, was the Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva with the rank of Ambassador. She was elected President of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2011,[1] and is recognized as the longest-serving President in the history of the UNHRC.[2]
Life[edit]
Lasserre was born in Montevideo in 1967. She graduated in 1990 in International Relations at the University of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.[3]
She was elected President of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the term 2011–2012 and holds the distinction of being its longest-serving President to date.
Dupuy served as Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, as Director for the Americas, responsible for bilateral relations with the 34 countries in the region, and as President-Rapporteur of the Social Forum 2010 on Climate Change and Human Rights.[4]
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laura Dupuy Lasserre.
- ^ "Uruguay: views and visions". Diplomat Magazine. July 1, 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council". Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Honorary members, UPR.info, Retrieved 26 February 2016
- ^ The Human Rights Council - President of the 6th Cycle Archived 2012-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights