Asma Jilani Jahangir

Asma Jilani Jahangir (2010)

Asma Jilani Jahangir (Urdu: عاصمہ جہانگیر, translit. ʿĀṣimah Jahāṉgīr; born January 27, 1952 , † February 11, 2018 in Lahore ) was a Pakistani human rights activist . She campaigned against the military dictatorship in Pakistan and the Islamization of the country.

Together with her sister, she founded the country's first women-led legal practice and fought against honor killings , child labor, the death penalty and extrajudicial executions by the secret service, defended women accused of "adultery" after rape, and members of religious minorities against blasphemy Accusations. Most recently she was the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights.

From 1995 to 2008 she was a member of the jury of the International Nuremberg Human Rights Prize .

Asma Jahangir died from a previous stroke on February 11, 2018 in a hospital in Lahore .

Family and education

Jahangir was born into a politically active Pashtun family. Her father, Malik Ghulam Jilani, was a civil servant who entered politics after his retirement and had been in prison and under house arrest for years for speaking out against the military dictatorships. Malik has been arrested several times, among other things for accusing the Pakistani government of genocide during their military action in what is now Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan ).

Her mother Begum Sabiha Jilani (1927–2012) attended Forman Christian College in Lahor at a time when few Muslim women were receiving higher education. Sabiha ran her own clothing store until her family's land was confiscated in 1967 due to her husband's views and imprisonment.

Jahangir studied law at the University of the Punjab in Lahore and graduated in 1978. She was married and had a son and two daughters.

Awards and honors (selection)

2010 Hilal-i-Imtiaz , the second highest civilian award in Pakistan
2010 UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education ( UNESCO / Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights )
2014 Right Livelihood Award (Alternative Nobel Prize)

Fonts (selection)

The Hudood Ordinance: A Divine Sanction? Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 2003, ISBN 978-969-35-1420-9 .
Children of a Lesser God: Child Prisoners of Pakistan . Vanguard Books, Lahore 1993, ISBN 978-969-402-131-7 .
Whither are we? Dawn, Karachi October 4, 2000 ( archived online version ).

Web links

Portrait at rightlivelihoodaward.org (English)

Individual evidence

^ Salman Masood: Asma Jahangir, Pakistani Rights Activist Who Was a Voice of Conscience, Dies at 66. In: The New York Times . February 12, 2018, p. B7 (English, online ).
↑ ^a ^b Mourning for Pakistan's human rights icon Asma Jahangir. In: DW.com (Deutsche Welle). February 11, 2018, accessed February 12, 2018 .
↑ Thomas Ruttig: A great loss for Pakistan. In: taz.de. February 11, 2018, accessed February 12, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Asma Jahangir: Pakistan human rights champion dies. In: BBC.com. February 11, 2018, accessed February 12, 2018 .
↑ Adnan Malik, Riaz Shakir: Human rights icon Asma Jahangir passes away in Lahore. In: geo.tv. February 11, 2018, accessed February 11, 2018 .
↑ Mohammed Hanif, Hasan Zaidi: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ASMA. In: dawn.com. February 18, 2018, accessed October 1, 2019 .
↑ Friends of Bangladesh 71: Malik Ghulam Jilani, Interviewee: Asma Jahangir (Daughter). In: youtube.com. January 17, 2016, accessed October 1, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Begum Sabiha Jilani passes away. In: dawn.com. October 1, 2012, accessed October 1, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Asma Jahangir's mother dies. October 1, 2012, accessed October 1, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Hassaan Malik: Asma Jahangir: Achievements, Early Life, Struggle, Family, Children, Daughters, Son, Sister, Husband, Father, Cause of Death and Funeral. February 11, 2018, accessed October 1, 2019 .
↑ List of recepients of Pakistan Day civil awards. Associated Press of Pakistan, March 22, 2010, archived from the original on March 4, 2012 ; accessed on March 8, 2018 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Jahangir, Asma Jilani
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 27, 1952
DATE OF DEATH	February 11, 2018
Place of death	Lahore

[NYT-20180211-1] Salman Masood: Asma Jahangir, Pakistani Rights Activist Who Was a Voice of Conscience, Dies at 66. In: The New York Times . February 12, 2018, p. B7 (English, online ).

[DW-42537632-2] Mourning for Pakistan's human rights icon Asma Jahangir. In: DW.com (Deutsche Welle). February 11, 2018, accessed February 12, 2018 .

[taz-5483700-3] Thomas Ruttig: A great loss for Pakistan. In: taz.de. February 11, 2018, accessed February 12, 2018 .

[BBC-43023082-4] Asma Jahangir: Pakistan human rights champion dies. In: BBC.com. February 11, 2018, accessed February 12, 2018 .

[geo-181414-5] Adnan Malik, Riaz Shakir: Human rights icon Asma Jahangir passes away in Lahore. In: geo.tv. February 11, 2018, accessed February 11, 2018 .

[6] Mohammed Hanif, Hasan Zaidi: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ASMA. In: dawn.com. February 18, 2018, accessed October 1, 2019 .

[7] Friends of Bangladesh 71: Malik Ghulam Jilani, Interviewee: Asma Jahangir (Daughter). In: youtube.com. January 17, 2016, accessed October 1, 2019 .

[:0-8] Begum Sabiha Jilani passes away. In: dawn.com. October 1, 2012, accessed October 1, 2019 .

[:2-9] Asma Jahangir's mother dies. October 1, 2012, accessed October 1, 2019 .

[:1-10] Hassaan Malik: Asma Jahangir: Achievements, Early Life, Struggle, Family, Children, Daughters, Son, Sister, Husband, Father, Cause of Death and Funeral. February 11, 2018, accessed October 1, 2019 .

[11] List of recepients of Pakistan Day civil awards. Associated Press of Pakistan, March 22, 2010, archived from the original on March 4, 2012 ; accessed on March 8, 2018 (English).