When Asma Jahangir died in Lahore on February 11, Pakistan and the international human rights community lost a great champion of justice and freedom. Asma stood for and by the side of Pakistan's religious minorities as no one had ever…
Month: February 2018
Asma Jahangir – The voice of Pakistan’s voiceless by Farahnaz Ispahani & Husain Haqqani
Asma Jahangir will be remembered for her conviction and courage Asma Jahangir will be remembered as a fearless advocate for the rule of law and human rights. She challenged the notion that religion or national security were sufficient grounds to…
The flight and fight of political exiles
Three South Asian leaders unpack their experience of living in distant lands with the constant urge to return The difference between migrants and exiles is that exiles don’t unpack their bags, said Mohamed Nasheed, the former President of the…
