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Asma Jahangir, Fearless Pakistani Rights Activist, Dies at 66 - The ...

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13 hours ago - ISLAMABAD, PakistanAsma Jahangir, a leading Pakistani rights activist, fearless critic of the military's interference into politics and a staunch defender of the rule of law, died on Sunday in Lahore. She was 66. The death was confirmed by her daughter Munizae Jahangir, who said the cause was a heart ...

Prominent Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir dies ... - The Guardian

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1 day ago - Lawyer who was outspoken critic of country's Islamist extremism had a heart attack in Lahore.

Pakistani human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir dies | News | Al Jazeera

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23 hours ago - A leading Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist, Asma Jahangir, has died in the eastern city of Lahore at age 66. Local media reported Jahangir died in a hospital on Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest. "She was always on the front line for progressive voices, even when democracy was under threat," ...

Pakistani leading rights activist, Asma Jahangir, dead at 66 | The Tribune

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2 hours ago - Asma Jahangir, one of Pakistan's most prominent right activists and lawyers, died on Sunday of a heart attack in the eastern city of Lahore at the age of 66, her daughter said. News of Jahangir's sudden death shook political, social and media circles in Pakistan, as well as government ranks. President ...
10 hours ago - Pakistan's prominent human rights advocate Asma Jahangir passed away in Lahore due to cardiac arrest at the age of 66 on Sunday.

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2 hours ago - Asma Jahangir, one of Pakistan's most prominent right activists and lawyers, died on Sunday of a heart attack in the eastern city of Lahore at the age of 66, her daughter said. News of Jahangir's sudden death shook political, social and media circles in Pakistan, as well as government ranks. President ...

Leading Pakistani Rights Activist Asma Jahangir Dies At 66 - RFE/RL

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1 day ago - Asma Jahangir, one of Pakistan's most prominent right activists and lawyers, has died at the age of 66. Jahangir's daughter Muneeze said that the pro-democracy activist died in a hospital in the eastern city of Lahore where she had been rushed after suffering a heart attack. Jahangir co-founded the Human ...

Pakistani activist Asma Jahangir dies of cardiac arrest - Times of India

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1 day ago - Pakistan News: Jahangir was a human rights lawyer based in Pakistan and was first woman to serve as the President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan.

Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir dies at 66 | News | DW | 11.02 ...

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1 day ago - The family of respected Pakistani rights advocate Asma Jahangir has confirmed her death from cardiac arrest. She had recently won Sweden's alternative Nobel Prize for her work defending and promoting human rights.
19 hours ago - ISLAMABAD—Asma Jahangir, a leading Pakistani rights activist, fearless critic of the military's interference into politics and a staunch defender of the rule of law, died Sunday in Lahore. She was 66. The death was confirmed by her daughter Munizae Jahangir, who said the cause was a heart attack.
1 day ago - Asma Jahangir, a pro-democracy activist and women's rights defender, dies in hospital aged 66.

Asma Jahangir: Pakistani human rights campaigner and lawyer, dies ...

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22 hours ago - Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi lauded her "immense contributions towards upholding rule of law, democracy and safeguarding human rights". Activist Malala Yousafzai paid tribute to her on Twitter. Heartbroken that we lost Asma Jahangir - a saviour of democracy and human rights.

Top Pakistani rights advocate Asma Jahangir passes away - Khaleej ...

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1 day ago - Renowned Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir passed away on Sunday. She was 66. The cause of her death has not been confirmed but media reports suggested that she died due to a cardiac arrest. Jahangir was born on January 27, 1952 in Lahore. She received a Bachelors' ...

Asma Jahangir, a gutsy rights activist who pulled no punches when ...

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10 hours ago - It is difficult to imagine people demand a state funeral for a human rights activist. That tells you what a towering figure Asma Jahangir was. Asma died of a cardiac arrest in Lahore on Sunday. She was 66. Her life has been the sort which fills history books with the label 'freedom fighter'. Pakistan has had ...

Pakistan rights activist Asma Jahangir dies | GulfNews.com

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1 day ago - Famous Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir has died.

Asma Jahangir - Wikipedia

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Jump to Activism - Asma Jilani Jahangir was a Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist who co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. She was widely known for playing a prominent role in the Lawyers' Movement and served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of ...
1 day ago - Pakistan's human right activist Asma Jahangir passes away. In the year 1983, Jahangir was put under house arrest and later imprisoned for participating in the movement for the restoration of political and fundamental rights during the military regime. 0. Shares. Share. By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi ...
9 hours ago - A Pakistani woman, one of a kind, who had the nerve to fight for democracy, freedom of speech and raise her voice against the Army, passed away on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 66. Jahangir was a human rights activist and lawyer who until her last breath stuck to her principles.

World mourns loss of fearless Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir

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5 hours ago - Jahangir faced death threats, beatings and imprisonment to win landmark human rights cases while standing up to dictators.

Pakistan's Leading Human Rights Activist Asma Jahangir Dies of ...

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1 day ago - Pakistan's Leading Human Rights Activist Asma Jahangir Dies of Cardiac Arrest. She was also been an outspoken critic of Pakistan's powerful military establishment, including during her tenure as the first-ever female leader of Pakistan's top bar association. PTI. Updated:February 11, 2018, 4:47 PM IST.

Asma Jahangir, iconic Pakistani human rights activist, dies - CNN

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9 hours ago - Asma Jahangir, Pakistan's leading liberal voice and iconic rights activist, has died. The lawyer passed away of natural causes on Sunday in her hometown, the southeastern city of Lahore. She was 66.

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2 hours ago - On Sunday, in Lahore, Pakistan, the world-renowned Pakistani human rights lawyer and activist Asma Jahangir died suddenly at the age of 66. For decades, Jahangir has been a leading advocate for women, minorities and democracy in Pakistan. In 1983, she was imprisoned for her work with the ...

Pakistan human rights activist Asma Jahangir | The Daily Star

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Leading human rights activist Asma Jahangir passes away in Lahore. Renowned senior lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir passes away at the age of 66 in Lahore. She is survived by a son and two daughters. facebook · twitter · Instagram · google plus · youtube · About Us · Contact Us · SMS Subscription ...

Pakistan mourns the loss of top rights advocate Asma Jahangir - SBS

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21 hours ago - People turned to social media to mourn the loss of one of Pakistan's "bravest" and most "fearless" activists. I take A LOT of pride in the fact that #AsmaJahangir is a woman, that there isn't ONE man in #Pakistan who is as undistractedly brave as she is -- whether in fighting for the rights of women ...
7 hours ago - ISLAMABAD: The New York Times has paid tribute to Pakistan's human rights champion, Asma Jahangir. Eminent lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir passed away on Sunday in Lahore due to a cardiac arrest. Her sudden passing at the age of 66 has left the country shocked and her admirers ...

Asma Jahangir: Human Rights for All | Tavaana Case Study

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Former President of Pakistan General Zia ul-Haq. In 1952, Asma Jahangir was born in Lahore, second city of the newly-created country of Pakistan, to a father who was a human rights and political activist. As a child, she quickly learned about her country's limits on basic civil liberties; her father was put under house arrest ...
1 day ago - It is tragedy for Pakistan that those who die, the void left behind is not filled. This is because our system does not ensure their replacement”. “I will remember Asma Jahangir as a democrat and an excellent human rights activist,” Dr Hasan added. Lahore Bar Association (LBA) President Malik Arshad, ...

Asma Jahangir, Activist Who Stood Up To Politicians, Dies At 66 : NPR

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7 hours ago - Prominent Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir has passed away at the age of 66. She battled her opponents in the street, in courtrooms and on Twitter.

Asma Jahangir's demise: The end of an era - Samaa TV

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9 hours ago - For her services towards building a democratic Pakistan, she will always be remembered. Her sudden death has left everyone in shock. This is how different human rights activists, legal professionals and media persons reacted to the death of Asma Jahangir. Nighat Dad – a human rights and internet ...

Pakistani Human Rights Champion Asma Jahangir Dies - VOA News

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10 hours ago - Comments on Twitter, like the one below from a person apparently belonging to Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, where activists often complain of enforced disappearances and other rights violations, show how those in the country who felt oppressed viewed her. "Asma Jahangir “YOU'RE MY ...

Malala leads tributes to Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir ...

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5 hours ago - ONE OF Pakistan's leading human rights advocates, Asma Jahangir, has died, her family said yesterday (11). She was 66. The lawyer and co-founder of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan died of cardiac arrest, according to her sister. “Unfortunately, we have lost her,” Hina Jilani, also a prominent ...

Pakistani human rights champion Asma Jahangir dies - Reuters

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1 day ago - Pakistani human rights campaigner Asma Jahangir, who faced death threats by fighting for unpopular causes and was jailed in the 1980s for her pro-democracy ... Accolades for the fiery activist, whose name was virtually synonymous with human rights in Pakistan, poured in from political and legal figures.

Pakistani rights, democracy activist Asma Jahangir dies | South Asia ...

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20 hours ago - Doughty Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir, who fought her battle on the streets as well in courts, opposed military strongmen and steadfastly championed the rights of women, minorities and.

Prominent Pakistani activist Asma Jahangir dies of cardiac arrest ...

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1 day ago - Asma Jahangir, one of Pakistan's prominent right activists and lawyers, has died of a heart attack in the eastern city of Lahore.
1 day ago - Asma Jahangir, the noted Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist, had received several awards, including a Hilal-i-Imtiaz and a Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 2010.

Human rights icon Asma Jahangir passes away in Lahore | Pakistan ...

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1 day ago - The leading lawyer and activist suffered a cardiac arrest and was hospitalised but could not make it.

Pakistani Human Rights Activist And Senior Lawyer Asma Jahangir ...

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13 hours ago - Celebrated Pakistani human rights activist and senior lawyer Ms. Asma Jahangir passed away in Lahore on Sunday at the age of 66. According to reports, the former UN special rapporteur died of cardiac arrest. Born in 1952, Ms. Jahangir did her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary and completed ...

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9 hours ago - Asma Jahangir, Pakistan's leading liberal voice and iconic rights activist, has died.

Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir passes away | Free ...

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15 hours ago - Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, a family member said on Sunday, in a blow to the country's embattled rights community.

Leading human rights and pro-democracy advocate Asma Jahangir ...

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20 hours ago - Asma Jahangir, a lawyer and renowned human rights activist in Pakistan, died of a heart attack on Sunday in Lahore at the age of 66.
1 day ago - Senior advocate Jahangir was well-known for speaking up against human rights violations and was a staunch supporter of democracy.

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6 hours ago - “'Speaking truth to power' is a phrase we often use,” wrote Raza Rumi, one of Pakistan's leading liberal journalists, about Asma Jahangir, one of Pakistan's most outstanding human rights and pro-democracy activists, who has died today in her home city of Lahore after heart failure. “She lived, practiced it till ...

Asma Jahangir - Right Livelihood Award Foundation

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In 1981, Jahangir supported the Women's Action Forum (WAF), a group that began campaigning against Pakistani laws that discriminated against women, most notably against the proposed Law of Evidence, .... Pakistan planned to kill human rights activist Asma Jahangir in India: reports – NDTV, India – September 2013.

Noted Pakistani Human Rights activist Asma Jahangir passes away

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1 day ago - GreaterKashmir: Pakistan's renowned lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir passed away in Lahore at the age of 66 on Sunday, said a media report. The report published in the Dawn newspaper, said that.

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Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir, 66, died in Lahore, Sunday. ... South Asia, as well as followers of her work from the world over, are mourning the sudden death of Jahangir, who was recognised for her activism, particularly surrounding human rights, women's rights, and minority rights in Pakistan.

Eminent Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir dead - Sify.com

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1 day ago - Lahore: Renowned Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir passed away here on Sunday. She was 66.According to Geo TV, the former president...

Asma Jahangir, prominent Pakistani military regime critic, dies - NBC ...

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22 hours ago - Asma Jahangir, human rights lawyer and prominent critic of Pakistani military rule, died of a heart attack on Feb. 11. ... Among those who commented on her passing was fellow human rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who expressed her sadness in a tweet. Yousafzai said she met Jahangir for the first time at ...
16 hours ago - Asma Jahangir, Pakistan's renowned human rights icon, social activist and an outspoken critic of the country's powerful military establishment, died of cardiac arrest at the age of 66.

Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir dead - MSN.com

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1 day ago - Renowned Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir passed away here on Sunday, She was 66. The cause of her death has not been confirmed but media reports suggested that she died due to a cardiac arrest. Jahangir was born on January 27, 1952 in Lahore. She received a Bachelors' ...

Flash - Top Pakistani rights advocate Asma Jahangir dies - France 24

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1 day ago - In 2014 Jahangir received France's highest civilian award and Sweden's Right Livelihood Award, for her decades of rights work. Few Pakistani rights activists have achieved the credibility of Jahangir. She braved death threats, beatings and imprisonment to win landmark human rights cases while standing ...

Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir dies - bdnews24.com

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1 day ago - She joined the Lahore High Court in 1980 and the Supreme Court in 1982. She became the first female president of the Supreme Court Bar Association. She was also the co-founder of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the Women's Action Forum. File Photo. The democracy activist was jailed ...

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22 hours ago - The death of renowned Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir on Sunday elicited an outpouring of condolences and calls to action, with fellow ... crusader Bill McKibben, Guardian editor Alan Rusbridge, and Sri Lankan human rights activist Basil Fernando—received The Right Livelihood Award, ...

Pakistan rights activist Asma Jahangir dies | daily-sun.com

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1 day ago - Pakistans human rights icon and renowned lawyer Asma Jahangir died on Sunday in Lahore, Gulf news reports. The cause of her death was not immediately confirmed but multiple reports suggest she passed away from cardiac arrest after she was rushed to a local hospital. Jahangir was born.

Pakistani rights advocate Asma Jahangir dies | Dhaka Tribune

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1 day ago - The lawyer and former UN special rapporteur, who was always vocal against the atrocities committed by Pakistani army during Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971, died of cardiac arrest, according to her sister. “Unfortunately we have lost her,” said Hina Jilani, also a prominent rights activist, reports AFP.

Pakistani leading rights activist, Asma Jehangir, dies at 66 | Club of ...

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9 hours ago - Asma Jehangir, one of Pakistan's prominent right activists and lawyers, has died of a heart attack in the eastern city of Lahore. She was 66. ... “Unfortunately we have lost her,” Hina Jilani, he sister and also a prominent rights activist, told AFP. ... “Asma Jahangir was the bravest human being I ever knew.

Pakistani rights advocate Asma Jahangir dies - Kuwait Times | Kuwait ...

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23 hours ago - Asma Jahangir. LAHORE: Leading Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, her family said Sunday, in a major blow to the country's embattled rights community. She was 66. The lawyer ... “Unfortunately we have lost her,” Hina Jilani, also a prominent rights activist and lawyer said. Funeral ...

Iconic and “heroic” Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir ...

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18 hours ago - One of the bravest women ever from Pakistan. Faced death threats especially after Zia's extreme Islamization of Pakistan but never backed down and...

Top Pakistani rights advocate Asma Jahangir dies | Daily Mail Online

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1 day ago - Few Pakistani rights activists have achieved the credibility of Jahangir. Leading Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, her family said Sunday, in a major blow to the country's embattled rights community. She was 66. The lawyer and co-founder of the Human Rights Commission of ...

Top Pakistani rights advocate Asma Jahangir dies

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1 day ago - Leading Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, her family said Sunday, in a major blow to the country's embattled rights community. The lawyer and co-founder of ... "Unfortunately we have lost her," Hina Jilani, also a prominent rights activist and lawyer, told AFP. Funeral arrangements ...

gulftoday.ae | Rights activist Asma Jahangir passes away

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23 hours ago - LAHORE: Celebrated human rights activist and senior lawyer Asma Jahangir, 66 passed away in Lahore on Sunday. News of Asma's sudden death shook political, social and media circles in Pakistan, as well as government ranks. President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, ...

Renowned Pakistani rights advocate Asma Jahangir dies - The National

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1 day ago - Pakistani human rights activist and supreme court lawyer Asma Jahangir has died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 66, her family said on February 11, 2018. Arif Ali / AFP. Leading Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, her family said on Sunday, in a major blow to the country's embattled ...

Pakistani human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir dies at 66 - UPI.com

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21 hours ago - Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir died at the age of 66 on Sunday.

UN Chief Tribute To Pakistani Rights Activist Asma Jahangir - News ...

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11 hours ago - “She was a tireless advocate for inalienable rights of all people and for equality whether in her capacity as a Pakistani lawyer in the domestic justice system, as a global civil society activist, or as a Special Rapporteur. Asma was brilliant, deeply principled, courageous and kind.” Pakistan social media has ...

Secretary-General's statement on the death of human rights activist ...

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18 hours ago - We have lost a human rights giant. News of the death of Asma Jahangir today is echoing within her native Pakistan and across the world. She was a tireless advocate for inalienable rights of all people and for equality – whether in her capacity as a Pakistani lawyer in the domestic justice system, as a global ...

Pakistan's Asma Jahangir, the country's moral leader, has died.

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13 hours ago - Pakistani human rights activist and Supreme Court lawyer Asma Jahangir in Lahore, on Oct. 4, 2014. Arif Ali/Getty Images. On Sunday, Pakistan's greatest champion of human rights, democracy, and equality—Asma Jahangir—passed away in Lahore, at age 66, from a heart attack. She leaves behind her ...

UN chief tribute to late rights activist Asma Jahangir - Pakistan - Dunya ...

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11 hours ago - ISLAMABAD (AFP) - The United Nations Secretary-General has paid tribute to Pakistan's "human rights giant" Asma Jahangir following her death by cardiac arrest at the weekend, praising her courage in campaigns for justice and equality for all. Antonio Guterres issued his "heartfelt condolences" to those ...

Leading human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir passes away in Lahore ...

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1 day ago - Lawyer and Chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Asma Jahangir. —Photo: Sara Faruqi/File. A towering figure; Nation in shock. Renowned senior lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir passed away in Lahore on Sunday, DawnNews reported. She is survived by a son and two ...

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15 hours ago - Lahore: Asma Jahangir, Pakistan's renowned human rights icon, social activist and an outspoken critic of the country's powerful military establishment, died in Lahore on Sunday of cardiac arrest at the age of 66. Quoting family sources, Geo News reported that Asma's funeral will be held on February 13.

The Global Commission on Drug Policy – Asma Jahangir

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Asma Jahangir. Human rights activist, former UN Special Rapporteur on Arbitrary, Extrajudicial and Summary Executions, Pakistan. Asma Jahangir is an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and has been twice elected as Chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) which was set up in 1986.

Asma Jahangir: Pakistan human rights champion dies | News Headlines

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Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir has died at the age of 66. She reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital, where she later died. She was the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran. A career ...

Rights activists mourndemise of Asma Jahangir | Lahore | thenews ...

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16 hours ago - LAHORE: Children of a lesser god have become poorer with the departure of Asma Jahangir as hardly anyone is left to fill the shoes of the human rights stalwart standing like a rock to champion the...

UN chief tribute to late Pakistani rights activist - theSundaily

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9 hours ago - ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary-General has paid tribute to Pakistan's "human rights giant" Asma Jahangir following her death by cardiac arrest at the weekend, praising her courage in campaigns for justice and equality for all.

Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir dead - Daily World

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1 day ago - [Lahore : FILE – In this June 14, 2017 file photo, Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jehangir speaks to The Associated Press in Lahore, Pakistan. Jahangir died of a heart attack in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. She was 66. /PTI]. Lahore, Feb 11 : Renowned Pakistani human rights ...
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Leading Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir dies aged 66

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1 day ago - LAHORE, PAKISTAN (AFP) - Leading Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, a family member said on Sunday (Feb 11), in a stinging blow to the country's embattled rights community. She was 66 ... "Unfortunately we have lost her," Ms Hina Jilani, also a prominent rights activist, told AFP.

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Asma Jahangir, Fearless Pakistani Rights Activist, Dies at 66. 2 hours ago. 8. 20 second read. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter. Sorry to hear about asma jahangir passing away. I disagreed with many of her political positions but respected the fact that she clearly stood up for what she believed in ...
1 day ago - Jahangir was head of Pakistan's Human Rights Commission and the Supreme Court Bar Association.
Jun 1, 2008 - The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for immediate disbandment of vigilante squads maintained by the establishment or its favourite political party as their interference with citizens' normal affairs is not only unlawful it would lead to chaos. In a statement issued here today HRCP ...

Pak human rights activist Asma Jahangir dies at 66 - Tribune India

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1 day ago - TheTribune: LAHORE: Pakistan's well known human rights lawyer and social activist Asma Jahangir died here on Sunday of cardiac arrest. She was 66.
1 day ago - A prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist, Asma Jahangir passes away due to cardiac attack today, on Sunday, 11th February in Lahore at the age of 66. Born in January 1952 in Lahore, she obtained LLB degree from the Punjab University in 1978 and started her career as an advocate at ...

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1 day ago - Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir has died at the age of 66. She reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital, where she later died. She was the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran. A career filled with firsts and awards included imprisonment ...

Pakistani Activist Honored With Human Rights Award | Asia Society

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Nov 10, 2011 - Asma Jahangir, Pakistani human rights activist and outgoing president of Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association, was awarded the 2011 United Nations Association of USA (UNA-USA) Leo Nevas Human Rights Task Force award November 9 at a special ceremony at the Grand Hyatt in New York.

Prominent Pak activist Asma Jahangir passes away - ANI

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Lahore [Pakistan], Feb 11 (ANI): Prominent Pakistani senior lawyer and human rights activist, Asma Jahangir, passed away at the age of 66 here on Sunday. The cause of her death has not been confirmed yet, but according to media reports, it was due to cardiac arrest. Born in Lahore in Pakistan on January 27, 1952, she ...
23 hours ago - Asma Jahangir In this photograph taken on October 4, 2014, Pakistani human rights activist and Supreme Court lawyer Asma Jahangir gestures during an interview with AFP in Lahore. - Arif Ali, AFP ...

Remembering Asma Jahangir, the late human rights activist

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23 hours ago - Pakistani lawyer, feminist, and human rights activist Asma Jahangir has passed away. Here's a look back at her remarkable life and amazing accomplishments.

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11 hours ago - Asma Jahangir, one of Pakistan's most prominent human rights activists, succumbed to cardiac arrest on Sunday, 11 February, in Lahore. She was 66.Her funeral is scheduled for February 13. She is survived by two daughters and a son. A staunch voice against religious extremism and military regimes, ...

Women of Pakistan - Asma Jahangir

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Oct 2, 2000 - Asma Jahangir is one such human rights activist and lawyer. She has spent most of her career defending the rights of women, religious minorities, and children of Pakistan. Aided in her mission by fellow activists and colleagues from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, she has continued her battle ...

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1 day ago - Read more about Pakistani rights activist Asma Jahangir dead on Business Standard. Renowned Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir passed away here on Sunday, She was 66.

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1 day ago - The prominent lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir, a former chair of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and winner of the "Alternative Nobel Prize," died of a heart attack on Sunday in. Prominent Pakistani lawyer, human rights activist Asma Jahangir dies, aged 66 | Life | English edition ...

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1 day ago - Lahore, Feb 11: Pakistan's well known human rights lawyer and social activist Asma Jahangir died here today of cardiac arrest. She was 66. "Asma suffered heart attack today morning and she was rushed to Hameed Latif Hospital Lahore where she breathed her last. Doctors tried to save her life but ...

Pakistan's human rights icon Asma Jahangir dies aged 66 - Gulf Times

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1 day ago - Pakistan's celebrated human rights activist and eminent lawyer Asma Jahangir died on Sunday in the eastern city of Lahore, aged 66.

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1 day ago - Lahore: Renowned Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir passed away here on Sunday, She was 66...........

Asma Jahangir – Democracy, civil rights and activism - RSA

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Apr 5, 2013 - Renowned human rights activist, Asma Jilani Jahangir talks about the difficulties Pakistan faces today, and her hopes and fears for the future of the country. Asma Jilani Jahangir is a renowned human rights activist known for her work, both in Pakistan over many years and also internationally, to prevent the ...

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February 11, 2018. PESHAWAR: Eminent lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir passed away due to cardiac arrest on Sunday. She was also ... Asma Jahangir was among the senior lawyers in Pakistan and she co-founded the Human Rights of Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and served as its chairperson.

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Jun 6, 2012 - (New York) – The Pakistani government should investigate allegations that elements in the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies have plotted to kill the prominent human rights activist Asma Jahangir, Human Rights Watch said. Jahangir made the allegation in a television interview on June 4, 2012.

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