Nils Muižnieks
American-Latvian human rights activist and political scientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nils Muižnieks (born 31 January 1964 in the United States) is a Latvian-American human rights activist and political scientist. He had served as the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights between 2012 and 2018, succeeding Thomas Hammarberg (2006–2012) and Álvaro Gil-Robles (1999–2006).
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Nils Muižnieks | |
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Commissioner for Human Rights | |
In office 1 April 2012 – 1 April 2018 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Hammarberg |
Succeeded by | Dunja Mijatović |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-01-31) 31 January 1964 (age 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Spouse | Andra Fedder |
Education | Princeton University (BA, MA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
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