Marjorie Farquharson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marjorie Farquharson

Scottish political scientist and human rights worker

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1953

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-May-2016

Profession: political scientist, human rights activist, humanitarian

Nationality: Scotland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Marjorie Milne Farquharson (11 August 1953—13 May 2016) 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.