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Professor Savitri Goonesekere is an international expert on the rights of women and children. She was the first woman Vice-Chancellor at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, where she is currently Emeritus Professor of Law. From 1999 until 2002 she was a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Goonesekere has contributed to advocacy and law reform initiatives in Sri Lanka and has published widely on family law, human rights, law and development issues. Co ur te sy o f S av itr i G oo ne se ke re