Marjorie Farquharson

Marjorie Farquharson
Born(1953-08-11)11 August 1953
Glasgow
Died13 May 2016(2016-05-13) (aged 62)
Edinburgh
NationalityScottish
EducationSt Andrews University
Occupation(s)Political Scientist and Human Rights Worker

Marjorie Milne Farquharson (11 August 1953—13 May 2016)[1] was a political scientist and human rights worker.

For over 25 years, she worked on human rights in many contexts, including the United Nations at Geneva and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. She reported on human trafficking, statelessness, sexual minorities, detention and torture. A fluent Russian speaker, Marjorie covered the Soviet Union from 1978 to 1992. After the breakup of the USSR in December 1991 she dealt with similar issues in Russia, Ukraine and all five Central Asian states.

She also spent a year covering the aftermath of Yugoslavia's disintegration, monitoring human rights violations in Bosnia Herzegovina.

  1. ^ Ewan, Elizabeth (ed.). The new biographical dictionary of Scottish women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474436298. OCLC 1057237368.