U.N. investigator takes charge at Amnesty

Amnesty International named Agnès Callamard as its new secretary general, tapping a veteran human rights investigator to lead a 60-year-old organization.

By Arete News - March 29, 2021

U.N. special rapporteur Agnès Callamard (AN/U.N. Web TV)

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