F.P. Report
LAHORE: The sixth death anniversary of iconic human rights activist Asma Jahangir is being observed today (Sunday).
She was born on January 27, 1952 in Lahore to human rights pioneer Malik Jilani.
She did her bachelors from Kinnaird College and LLB from the Punjab University (PU). She also received an honorary doctorate from University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, Queens University, Canada, Simon Fraser University, Canada and Cornell University, United States.
Asma Jahangir won many national as well as international awards including Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders in 1995, Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 2010, and various others.
She was the co-founder of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and also chaired it.
Asma Jahangir was elected as SCBA president on October 27, 2010.
She herself fought the case of her father’s release as other lawyers refused to take the case and won.
Asma Jahangir’s fearless and tireless struggle for democracy and human rights and her humanitarian role for women and lawyers will always be remembered.
She was posthumously awarded the Nishan e Imtiaz.
Asma Jahangir died of cardiac arrest on February 11, 2018 in Lahore.
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