Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders

Hina Jilani will speak on the subject of “Protecting Human Rights Defenders Worldwide.” Ms Jilani, from Lahore in Pakistan, is a lawyer, civil rights activist, and an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. She has been active in the movement for peace, human rights, and women’s rights in Pakistan for more than three decades and is internationally recognised for her expertise in critical human rights investigations. especially as the first UN rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders. The event will incorporate an interview with Ms Jilani and Mrs Robinson. The lecture is free of charge and open to the public. For more information or to reserve a seat visit www.maryrobinsoncentre.ie/events.

Source: International Human Rights Lecture 2016 – The Mary Robinson Centre – Ireland’s first Presidential Library

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She won the 2000 Ginetta Sagan award and the 2008 American Bar Association Human Rights Award.

This entry was posted on June 6, 2016 at 17:49 and is filed under awards, human rights, Human Rights Defenders.

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