World’s first woman defense minister 1990–1995
- Former Member of the Finnish Parliament, Minister of Equality Affairs and Member of the European Parliament.
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights 1995–1997 in former Yugoslavia, UN Under-Secretary General and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General UN in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998–1999.
- Member and Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trust Fund for Victims 2009–2015.
- Internationally recognised human rights expert and peace mediator.