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The life and times of Asma Jahangir – Pakistan s human rights activist, lawyer
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Spanning a career of over 40 years, Asma Jahangir fought relentlessly against human rights violations, from child labour and suppression of women to persecuting religious minorities.
Asma Jahangir was born in 1952 to Malik Ghulam Jilani – a civil servant who later became a politician, and Shabiba – one of the few women of her times to attend a co-education school.
As a result, Asma grew up with political awareness and social conscience, which made her determined to give voice to the voiceless. A lawyer by profession, she fought against all kinds of human rights violations, from child labour and suppression of women to persecuted religious minorities for more than 40 years until she passed away on February 11, 2018, in Lahore.