Reinventing Truth and Compassion: Humanism, Human Rights, and Humanitarianism in the Aftermath of September 11, 2001

Radhika Coomaraswamy was chairperson of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission before being appointed Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict for the United Nations. At the UN she serves as a moral voice and independent advocate for the dispossessed, building awareness and giving prominence to the rights and protection of boys and girls affected by armed conflict. Ms. Coomaraswamy is a graduate of the United Nations International School in New York. She received her BA from Yale University, her JD from Columbia University, an LLM from Harvard University, and numerous honorary PhDs. She has published widely in the fields of law and human rights.Radhika Coomaraswamy was chairperson of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission before being appointed Under-Secretary-General, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict for the United Nations. At the UN she serves as a moral voice and independent advocate for the dispossessed, building awareness and giving prominence to the rights and protection of boys and girls affected by armed conflict. Ms. Coomaraswamy is a graduate of the United Nations International School in New York.