Margarette May Macaulay place of birth Africa
Life
Macaulay was born in West Africa and is of Czech-German, Dominican-French-Creole, and Sierra Leone heritage. She passed her law degree at the University of London, Holborn College. She then moved with her husband and young daughter, Berette, from Sierra Leone to Jamaica.Macaulay has worked as a professional and academic in the area of human rights, particularly in the field of the rights of children and women. She is a recognized expert in the fight against gender violence. She has also worked for the abolition of the death penalty in the Caribbean region, environmental rights and for the land rights of indigenous peoples.She was judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights between 2007 and 2012 where she contributed to the formulation of the Rules of Procedure of the Court.
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