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Crime takes place in every country. But it becomes abuse when the state is unwilling and unable to protect the life and honour of its citizens.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: Abuse Becomes Citizens Country Crime Every Honour Life Place Protect State Takes Unable Unwilling

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I have no illusions about our elected politicians. Pakistani democracy is anything but perfect.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: About Anything Democracy Elected Illusions Our Pakistani Perfect Politicians

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I think I have lived enough in this country where I can say what I think is true and which is the voice of my conscience.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: Conscience Country Enough Lived Say Think True Voice Where Which I Think I Can

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The interaction between human rights campaigners from Pakistan and India was a big taboo in the 1980s. When we started traveling to India to increase people-to-people contact between the two nations, we knew that we would face serious repercussions back home.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: Back Between Big Contact Face Home Human Human Rights Increase India Interaction Knew Nations Pakistan Repercussions Rights Serious Started Taboo Traveling Two Would 1980S

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Agencies must know who they are accountable to. If the agencies know who they are accountable to but we cannot say who they are accountable to, then really it is a very sad situation that is bound to be misused. It is bound to affect human rights.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: Accountable Affect Agencies Bound Cannot Human Human Rights Know Misused Must Really Rights Sad Say Situation Then Very We Cannot Who

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It is not easy for the courts to control the intelligence agencies. There has to be concerted and coordinated effort on part of the courts, the parliament, and the government.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: Agencies Control Coordinated Courts Easy Effort Government Intelligence Intelligence Agencies Parliament Part

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I would simply not compromise on the fundamental rights of people.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: Compromise Fundamental Fundamental Rights People Rights Simply Would

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Terrorism does not disappear with revenge tactics but through making justice and equality before law a reality.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: Before Disappear Does Equality Justice Law Making Reality Revenge Tactics Terrorism Through

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I don't need a certificate of my patriotism from those in the establishment.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: Certificate Establishment Need Patriotism Those

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In 1986, Pakistan got the blasphemy law. So, while we had just two cases of blasphemy before that year, now we have thousands. It shows that one should be careful while bringing religion into legislation, because the law itself can become an instrument of persecution.

~Asma Jahangir

Topics: Be Careful Because Become Before Blasphemy Bringing Careful Cases Got Had Instrument Itself Just Law Legislation Now Pakistan Persecution Religion Should Shows Thousands Two While Year

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Biography

Nationality: Pakistani

Type: Activist

Born: January 27th, 1952

Died: February 11th, 2018

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