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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
The
Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José
Miguel Insulza, today sent a letter of condolences to the Government and
people of Saint Lucia expressing his solidarity for the passing on
August 18, of Judge Suzie D 'Auvergne, member of the Administrative
Tribunal of the Organization.
In the letter, addressed to the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia,
Kenny Anthony, Secretary General Insulza said that Judge D'Auvergne
"lived an exemplary life in the public service and was a leader in
promoting access to justice and the rule of law in Saint Lucia and the
Caribbean." He also recalled that the OAS "recognized her distinguished
career and commitment to justice with her election in 2009 and
re-election 2014 as a member of the Administrative Tribunal where she
played an important role in ensuring the rights of the staff of the
General Secretariat."
Judge Suzie D'Auvergne was Saint Lucia’s Director of Public
Prosecutions and was the first woman to be appointed Solicitor General
of the country. She was a magistrate of the First and the Second
District Court, Judge of the Eastern Caribbean States, and Chairperson
of the National Archives Authority and of the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Board of that country. She was also head of the Constitutional
Reform Commission of Saint Lucia.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.
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