“Women's rights was thought of as a Western concept. Now people do talk about women's rights - political parties talk about it, even religious parties talk about it.”

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.