Honouring Asma Jahangir's legacy
From the Blog beenasarwar *My piece on several memorial meetings held for the late Asma Jahangir in New York and Boston over the past couple of weeks. Published simultaneously in The News on Sunday and The Wire, 8 Oct 2018* [image: AJ-Asia Society panel.png] Lyse Doucet moderating the panel at Asia Society. Screen grab from video. *Honouring Asma Jahangir's legacy* *Beena Sarwar* At a time when universal fundamental human rights values are under attack from fascist forces everywhere, an enduring lesson from Asma Jahangir remains: do your homework, stand your ground, and carry on. "She wasn't someone who was just writing reports, which is what I do. I'm not on the frontlines. Asma was," said UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston and NYU Law School professor, speaking at a memorial meeting in New York laspakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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