Interview with Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights by Christof Heyns

Origin date: 31 December 2012
Updated: 13 Oct 2026

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On 29 May 2013 in Geneva, Christof Heyns conducted an interview with Navi Pillay, the first African to serve as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (appointment 1 September 2008-2012, renewed for a two-year second term).

Christof Heyns is professor of human rights law and co-director of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria; United Nations Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and member of the international Advisory Board of the South African Yearbook of International Law.

Thompson Chengeta provided valuable research assistance.

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01Heyns, Christof. 2012. “Interview With Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights”. South African Yearbook of International Law 37 (December):9-21. https://unisapressjournals.co.za/index.php/SAYIL/article/view/11970

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