Former New York judge appointed to UN Gaza inquiry

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Last Updated : Aug 25 2014 | 9:30 PM IST
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 UN's 47-nation Human Rights Council, said today 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.
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First Published: Aug 25 2014 | 9:30 PM IST

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