Asma Jehangir is a Pakistanihuman rightsactivist. She is currently the chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... A chairperson is the political correct term for the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, or HRCP, is an independent, non-profit organization, founded in 1986 to monitor and defend human rights in Pakistan. ...
Asma's sister, Hina Jalani, also an attorney, had left for a meeting half an hour earlier, but her brother and his wife were beaten by the intruders who attempted to kidnap the couple.
Asma told me that a lone gunman was found on the roof of a building adjacent to the courtroom where Salamat's case was being heard.
Pressed on the incident, Asma recalls a man in her line of vision on the day of violence in the court but she is adamant that her life will not be ruled by bodyguards and conspiracies.
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