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About Asma Jahangir
Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist
Asma Jahangir was a Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist. She co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and AGHS Legal Aid Cell, and she became a prominent public voice in Pakistan's legal and civic life. She played a leading role in the Lawyers' Movement and later served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. She was also a trustee at the International Crisis Group, and her public work focused on rights, law, and freedom of belief.
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