Claire Mahon

Claire Mahon (born 1976) is an Australian-New Zealand lawyer and human rights activist.

Claire Mahon
Born1976 (age 44–45)
Brisbane, Australia
Alma materAustralian National University
Graduate Institute of International Studies
OccupationLawyer
Political partyLabour
Websitewww.clairemahon.com

Life

Mahon was born and raised in Brisbane.[1] She graduated from the Australian National University, and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.[2]

From 2007 to 2008, Mahon was legal advisor to UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Jean Ziegler.[3] From 2009 to 2010, she was special advisor to Mary Robinson, chair of GAVI. She is adjunct professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School and a visiting lecturer.

In the 2020 New Zealand general election, she stood as the Labour Party candidate for the Rotorua electorate, finishing second behind National's Todd McClay.[4][5][6]

Works
  • Fair Play for Housing Rights: Mega-Events, Olympic Games and Housing Rights (Geneva: COHRE, 2007)
  • MultiStakeholder Guidelines for Mega-Events and Housing Rights (Geneva: COHRE, 2007)
  • Jean Ziegler, Christophe Golay and Sally-Anne Way,The Fight for the Right to Food: Lessons Learned, Palgrave Macmillan, February 2011
  • Andrew Clapham, Mary Robinson, and Scott Jerbi (eds) Realizing the Right to Health, Rüffer and Rub, May 2009 

References
  1. Nicholas, Jill (10 August 2019). "Our People: Family links draw UN human rights expert from Geneva to Rotorua". Rotorua Daily Post. NZ Herald.
  2. "Claire Mahon - Biography & CV". 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. "Claire Mahon | Right to food". www.righttofood.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. "Local Focus: Who is Claire Mahon, Labour candidate for Rotorua?". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. "Rotorua Labour candidate Claire Mahon on near miss". RNZ. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. "Election 2020: Can Labour win back Rotorua?". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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