Aiman Omarova
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Aiman Omarowa ( Kazakh Айман Омарова ; born in Dschambulskaja oblast , Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union ) is a Kazakh lawyer and human rights - activist . In 2018 she received the International Women of Courage Award from the United States Department of State for her commitment to the rights of women and children and against their sexual abuse .
Life
Omarova was born in a small town in the Shambyl area in southern Kazakhstan. At first she worked as an investigator in the law enforcement agencies . In addition to her job, she completed an additional law degree . Omarova is now a lawyer and defense attorney at the regional court in Almaty . She is a member of an Expert Council on Human Rights Issues under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan .
Omarova has two children.
Commitment and honor
Omarowa has worked as an attorney on many rape , child abuse and sexual harassment cases in prisons . As a result of the patriarchal society in her home country, she complains that sexual crimes against women are forensically and medically more negligently examined and judicially more lenient. Her clients also include political prisoners .
Omarova founded the movement «# НеМолчи .kz » (do not be silent) in Kazakhstan . In the political newspaper “DAT” she writes the “Zona.kz” column , which deals with the topics of imprisonment, torture and violence in prisons, as well as human rights.
On March 23, 2018, Aiman Omarowa was the first Kazakh woman to receive the “ International Women of Courage Award ”. Among the ten winners of the year were women from Afghanistan , Africa and Central America . The award was given to them by Melania Trump .
There were numerous attempts to threaten Omarova or to slander him anonymously . She is working on a book about sexual harassment.
Quote
"It's the women who rise up against all odds, who break the silence, women who inspire me to keep going."
Web links
- State Department : Biographies of the Finalists for the 2018 International Women of Courage Awards . (English, accessed April 28, 2020)
- kazakbol.com: "Адвокат Омарова" Халықаралық батыл әйелдер "сыйлығын алды." (Kazakh, as of March 23, 2018)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g US State Department: Biographies of the Finalists ... (accessed April 28, 2020)
- ↑ a b c eca.unwomen.org : In the words of Aiman Umarova: “If violence is condemned to silence, that does not mean that it's not in our lives” . (English, November 16, 2018, accessed April 28, 2020)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Omarova, Aiman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kazakh lawyer and human rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | in Jambulskaya oblast , Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union |