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Asma Jilani Jahangir (: ) (born 27 January 1952 in Lahore) is a Pakistani lawyer. Asma Jahangir is a founding member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, and has served as Secretary-General and later Chairperson of the organization. On 27 October 2010, Jahangir was elected as President of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and played a prominent role in the Lawyers' Movement.,〔(Asma Jahangir's victory is a cause for celebration )〕 the first woman to hold the position. She has co-chaired South Asia Forum for Human Rights and was the vice president of International Federation for Human Rights.〔(Asma Jahangir- WEF )〕 She served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief from August 2004 to July 2010. She currently serves on the U.N. panel for inquiry into Sri Lankan human rights violations by the Sri Lankan authorities.〔(UN appoints panel for inquiry into Sri Lankan human rights violations )〕 Jahangir is the recipient of several awards including the 2014 Right Livelihood Award, 2010 Freedom Award, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Ramon Magsaysay Award, 1995 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, and the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights. She was awarded an Officier de la Légion d'honneur by France.〔(Fighting for rights: Asma Jehangir receives French honour )〕〔(Asma Jahangir – Laureate of the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights 2010 )〕 Her prominent writings include ''(The Hudood Ordinance: A Divine Sanction? )'' and ''(Children of a Lesser God )''.〔(Executive Profile Asma Jahangir )〕 ==Early life== Jahangir was born into a prosperous and politically active family with a history of activism and human rights work. Her father, Malik Ghulam Jilani, was a civil servant who entered politics upon retirement and spent years both in jail and under house arrest for opposing military dictatorships. Her father was imprisoned on several occasions for his outspoken views, which included denouncing the Pakistani government for genocide during their military action in what is now Bangladesh. Her mother, educated at a co-ed college at a time when few Muslim women even received higher education, also fought the traditional system, pioneering her own clothing business when the family's lands were confiscated in 1967 as a result of her husband's opinions and detention.〔(EuropaWorld 9/3/2001 )〕 Jahangir herself became involved at a young age in protests against the military regime as well as opposing her father's detention by then president, Benazir Bhutto's father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1972. She received her B.A. from Kinnaird College, Lahore and her law degree in 1978,〔(The 1995 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service )〕 and her LLB from Punjab University. She also holds an honorary doctorate from University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.,〔(Leadership profile )〕 Queens University, Canada and Cornell University, 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asma Jahangir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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