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Biography
Children
3
Occupation(2)
Awards(10)
GeuzenpenningFour Freedoms Award – Freedom of WorshipMartin Ennals Award for Human Rights DefendersNorth–South PrizeHilal-i-ImtiazRamon Magsaysay AwardRight Livelihood AwardUnited Nations Prize in the Field of Human RightsGrand Cross of the Order of ExcellenceKing Baudouin International Development Prize
Asma Jahangir (* 27. January 1952 in Lahore; † 11. February 2018 in Lahore) was a pakistani human rights activist and lawyer. She was 66 years old. She had 3 children. Her education included University of the Punjab and Kinnaird College for Women. She received 10 awards, including Geuzenpenning, Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship. Her cause of death was cardiac arrest.
Life Events
12 Events1952
Born in Lahore, Lahore District
1995
Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
1995
Ramon Magsaysay Award
1998
King Baudouin International Development Prize
2002
Geuzenpenning
2010
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
2012
North–South Prize
2014
Right Livelihood Award
2016
Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship
2018
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
2018
Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence
2018