What is Nigel Rodley?
[[File:Sir Nigel Rodley (5226610158).jpg|thumb|Rodley in December 2010]] [[Sir]] '''Nigel Simon Rodley''' (1 December 1941 &ndash; 25 January 2017) was a [[British people|British]] [[human rights]] [[activist]], [[lawyer]] and [[professor]]. He was a member of the [[United Nations]] [[United Nations Human Rights Committee|Human Rights Committee]]. He was also a commissioner for the [[International Commission of Jurists]]. He held [[academic]] positions at the [[University of Essex]] and the [[London School of Economics]]. He was of [[Jewish]] descent.<ref>[http://ijv.org.uk/signatories|websit http://ijv.org.uk]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Rodley died after a short illness on 25 January 2017 in [[Colchester]], at the age of 75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-38748679|title=Human rights 'founding father', Sir Nigel Rodley, dies|work=[[BBC News]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=25 January 2017|access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodley, Nigel}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:English lawyers]] [[Category:Academics of the University of London]] [[Category:British human rights activists]] [[Category:Jewish activists]] [[Category:Jewish British academics]] [[Category:Knights Bachelor]] [[Category:Academics of the University of Essex]] [[Category:People from West Yorkshire]] {{Bio-stub}}