Israeli academic chosen to join UN Human Rights Council committee

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A senior Israeli academic was selected to be a member of a prestigious committee under the wing of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

This is the first time a representative from Israel has been appointed by the HRC to a committee of this sort.

Professor Frances Raday, a Jerusalem resident, was elected to a special Working Group of five independent experts to accelerate the elimination of discrimination against women in law and practice.

The working group was established by the HRC in accordance with a resolution that was adopted on October 1, 2010.

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