Asma Jahangir (1952-2018): Pakistan’s Lion-Hearted Human Rights Champion by Farahnaz Ispahani
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 done before. As a lawyer and a human rights activist, she was the greatest opponent of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which …