Asma Jahangir
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Asma Jahangir was a prominent Pakistani human rights lawyer and activist renowned for her fearless advocacy for democracy, minority rights, and civil liberties both in Pakistan and internationally.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asma Jahangir canonical | 3 |
| Asma Jilani Jahangir | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pakistani person
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human rights activist ⓘ human rights lawyer ⓘ lawyer ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
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Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders ⓘ Officier de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ Right Livelihood Award ⓘ Sitara-e-Imtiaz ⓘ
surface form:
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Lahore
ⓘ
surface form:
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
|
| causeOfDeath | cardiac arrest ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Human Rights Commission of Pakistan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-01-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-02-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore
ⓘ
Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore ⓘ Punjab University, Chandigarh ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab University Law College
|
| employer | United Nations ⓘ |
| endTime | 2011 (as President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan) ⓘ |
| familyName | Jahangir ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties
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democracy ⓘ human rights ⓘ minority rights ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| fullName |
Asma Jahangir
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Asma Jilani Jahangir
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Asmaa
ⓘ
surface form:
Asma
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| knownFor |
campaigns against honor killings
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fearless criticism of Pakistan's blasphemy laws ⓘ legal defense of political prisoners ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
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| memberOf | Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan ⓘ |
| movement |
pro-democracy movement in Pakistan
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women's rights movement in Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for democracy in Pakistan
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defending human rights in Pakistan ⓘ defense of religious minorities ⓘ opposition to military rule in Pakistan ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
human rights activist
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ social activist ⓘ |
| parent | Malik Ghulam Jilani ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lahore
ⓘ
surface form:
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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| placeOfDeath |
Lahore
ⓘ
surface form:
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
|
| positionHeld |
Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
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President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan ⓘ Special Rapporteurs ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Special Rapporteurs ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Special Rapporteurs ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | Tahir Jahangir ⓘ |
| startTime | 2010 (as President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan) ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Asma Jilani Jahangir