Dame Audrey Francis Glover, , is a British international lawyer, experienced election observer, former director of

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is the principal institution of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) dealing with the " human dimension" of security. The Office, originally named Office for ...

(1994-1997).

Education

Glover graduated from

King's College, London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

Professional career

During her professional career, she has specialized in human rights law and its application, gender equality, negotiation and problem resolution and international election monitoring. Audrey Glover was called to the Bar - as

Gray's Inn The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister in England and Wale ...

member, where she practised before joining UK's

Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Equivalent to other countries' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministries of fore ...

as a legal adviser. During her service for the FCO, on numerous occasions she represented UK as agent before the European Commission and Court of Human Rights. In 1994, UK seconded her - in the rank of ambassador - as director for the

OSCE The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

, where she served her mandate in Warsaw, Poland until 1997. From 1998 to 2004, she has served as head of the UK Delegation to the

UN Human Rights Commission The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2006. It was a subsidiary body of t ...

. Since 2004 Dame Audrey has led almost twenty international election observation missions. These were - for the OSCE - missions to the USA (2016), Mongolia (2013 and 2016), Albania (2015), Spain (2015), Hungary (2014), Bulgaria (2014), Ukraine (2012), Azerbaijan (2011), USA (2016), Turkey (2018), Albania (2019). She also co-led missions for the Carter Center: for the presidential elections in Tunisia (2014) and for the parliamentary elections in Guyana (2015). She is also on the UN Mediation Roster. Additionally, Audrey Glover serves as an adviser to the British Institute for Human Rights (since 1999), a trustee of the UK

Prison Reform Trust The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) was founded in 1981 in London, England, by a small group of prison reform campaigners who were unhappy with the direction in which the Howard League for Penal Reform was heading, concentrating more on community punish ...

(since 2005), Board Member of the Electoral Reform International Services (since 2006), an advisory member of the Board of Gender Action for Peace and Security (since 2012), and chair of the board of trustees for the

Foreign Policy Centre The Foreign Policy Centre (FPC) is a British think tank specialising in foreign policy. It was founded in 1998 by Foreign Secretary Robin Cook and his colleagues. It was launched at an event with Prime Minister Tony Blair, with the aim of develop ...

(since 2018). She is a Fellow of the Institute of Stability and Transition in Washington.

Honours and awards

In the

1997 Birthday Honours The 1997 Birthday Honours were announced on 14 June 1997 for the United Kingdom and on 2 June 1997 for New Zealand.New Zealand list: Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in the United Kingd ...

she was awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). In the

2004 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 2004 were appointments by some of the Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations ...

she received made a

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(DBE).

Publications

* ''British precedents on power to try impeachment'' - national government publication (1974) * ''Labor rights of employees of the British government'' - national government publication (1975) * ''Comparative study on wiretapping and electronic surveillance laws in major foreign countries'' - national government publication (1975) * ''Labor rights of employees of the British Government'' - book (1977) * ''Legal status of aliens in Australia'' - book (1977) * ''Securing the future of democracy'' - book (1996) * ''National minorities in Europe'' - article (1995) * ''The human dimension of the Organisation on Security and Co-operation in Europe : the ODIHR in Warsaw'' - article (1997'')'' * ''The ODIHR: a useful tool'' - article (1996-1997)

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