Pillay is currently a judge at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. U.N. diplomats and officials had said the United States had been opposed to her appointment due to her positions on abortion and other issues.
As a lawyer in South Africa, Pillay defended anti-apartheid activists and championed the right of Nelson Mandela and other dissidents to legal assistance.
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