Laureate supports President

THE campaign by the President, Mrs Robinson, to be appointed to a leading international human rights post received a further …

THE campaign by the President, Mrs Robinson, to be appointed to a leading international human rights post received a further boost when her candidature was backed yesterday by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Dr Jose Ramos Horta.

Dr Horta, who is on a visit to Ireland, said Mrs Robinson was "an outstanding candidate" for the vacant position of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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