About Asma Jahangir
Asma Jilani Jahangir was a Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist who co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and AGHS Legal Aid Cell. Jahangir was known for playing a prominent role in the Lawyers' Movement and served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and as a trustee at the International Crisis Group.
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Awards & Honors
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
Right Livelihood Award
North–South Prize
Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
Ramon Magsaysay Award
Geuzenpenning
UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights
King Baudouin International Development Prize
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Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
University of Oslo’s Human Rights Award
Stefanus Prize
Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship
Millennium Peace Prize for Women
Human Rights Award
