Jane Connors
Jane Frances Connors (born 1953) is an Australian academic and lawyer who served as Director of International Advocacy at Amnesty International.[1] She is a Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Centre for Women, Peace and Security and has taught in several other universities including University of Canberra and the Australian National University in Australia.[2]
Background and career
Connors was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and was the first of eight children. Her father, John was a surgeon and her mother, Patricia was a nurse. She was educated at St Benedict's Primary School, Narrabundah, Canberra and at St Clare's College, Griffith before studying Law and Arts at the Australian National University in Canberra.[3] After graduation, she taught Law at the Canberra College of Advanced Education (renamed University of Canberra) before moving to England, United Kingdom where she taught at the Universities of Nottingham in 1982 and Lancaster in 1983, and later transferred to University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies.[4]
Connors worked for Amnesty International in Geneva prior to her appointment to the role of Victims' Rights Advocate for the United Nations in 2017.[5]
References
- ^ "Ms Jane Connors". HRBDT. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Connors, Jane Frances".
- ^ "Manual has answers for downtrodden women". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 25 November 1987. p. 4. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Jane Connors". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Jane Connors". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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