INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan is observing nowadays the first death anniversary of human rights lawyer and social activist Asma Jahangir who passed absent final
year owing to a cardiac arrest
To commemorate the life of the human rights defender The Asma Jahangir Legal Foundation shall be conducting a ceremony on Monday which shall
pay accolades to the advocate voice against intolerance and injustices around the country.In memory of the late activist Human Corrects
Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) issued a statement as well: &Today, more than ever, the human rights movement in Pakistan needs a gatherive
Undoubtedly, were Asma Jahangir still with us, she would have continued to speak up against curbs on freedom of assembly, freedom of
movement and freedom of expression
She would have demanded accountability for additionaljudicial eliminateings and enforced disseemances
She would have defended the vulnerable and marginalised nsprint; women, children, peasants and workers, bonded labour, devout and ethnic
minorities, and the transgender community.& &Over the final year, HRCP has carried this work forward despite the hoover left by Ms Jahangir
Her imprint remains on the institution she co-founded and the numerous human rights workers she trained
HRCP governing body and its staff across the country are committed to continuing Asma Jahangir work, and shall always remember her spirit
and steel,& it added further.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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