NEWS RELEASES
LOIS WILSON TO CHAIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT
August 8, 1997 No. 131
LOIS WILSON TO CHAIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today appointed the Very Reverend Dr. Lois
Wilson to the Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Centre for
Human Rights and Democratic Development (ICHRDD). Dr. Wilson has served since
December 23, 1996, as a Board member. She succeeds Ms. Maureen O'Neil as
Chairperson.
Dr. Wilson is Chancellor of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and a member of
numerous boards and committees. Dr. Wilson has dedicated much of her career to
working with various organizations promoting human rights, and she has written
many books. She was the first female moderator of the United Church of Canada and
also the first Canadian president of the World Council of Churches. In 1984 she
was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada and awarded the Pearson Peace
Medal by the United Nations Association of Canada.
The ICHRDD is an independent body established by an Act of Parliament in 1988. It
provides persons and organizations in other countries with training, advice and
research services to promote the observance of human rights and the full
participation of all citizens in the democratic process. The Centre's Board of
Directors is made up of 13 members, including 3 from countries other than Canada.
The Centre's President, Warren Allmand, QC, PC, succeeded the Honourable Edward
Broadbent in February 1997.
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