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'''Palwasha Hassan''' (Dari/Pashto: پلوشہ حسن, born 1969<ref name="wpb">http://word.world-citizenship.org/wp-archive/714</ref>) is a prominent [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] women's rights activist, peace activist and former politician. She is both the founder and executive director of the [[Kabul]] based non-profit Afghan Women's Educational Center, founded in 1991.<ref>https://sigbi.org/2021/monday-15-march-2021/palwasha-hassan-executive-director-of-the-afghan-womens-education-centre/</ref> |
'''Palwasha Hassan''' (Dari/Pashto: پلوشہ حسن, born 1969<ref name="wpb">http://word.world-citizenship.org/wp-archive/714</ref>) is a prominent [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] women's rights activist, peace activist and former politician. She is both the founder and executive director of the [[Kabul]] based non-profit Afghan Women's Educational Center, founded in 1991.<ref>https://sigbi.org/2021/monday-15-march-2021/palwasha-hassan-executive-director-of-the-afghan-womens-education-centre/</ref> |
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Palwasha Hassan (Dari/Pashto: پلوشہ حسن, born 1969[1]) is a prominent Afghan women's rights activist, peace activist and former politician. She is both the founder and executive director of the Kabul based non-profit Afghan Women's Educational Center, founded in 1991.[2]
Palwasha Hassan was one of 100 women delegates at the 2003 loya jirga that formed the new constitution.[1] She contributed to the increase of women's reprentation in state affairs in the 2004 constitution, and other articles in it.[3] In January 2010, Palwasha Hassan was picked to be the minister of women's affairs in the Karzai administration.[4]
She holds a master's degree in Post-war Recovery Studies at York University, England.[5]
Awards
Palwasha Hassan was one of 1,000 women nominees for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. She was also one of 11 Afghan women who were jointly finalists in the 2021 Sakharov Prize, the European Parliament's annual human rights prize,[6][3] losing to the winner Alexei Navalny.[7]
In December 2021 she was awarded the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for her efforts in promoting women's rights and peace.[3]
References
- ^ a b http://word.world-citizenship.org/wp-archive/714
- ^ https://sigbi.org/2021/monday-15-march-2021/palwasha-hassan-executive-director-of-the-afghan-womens-education-centre/
- ^ a b c https://pajhwok.com/2021/12/07/palwasha-wins-award-for-promoting-womens-rights/
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-45337920100112 [bare URL]
- ^ https://www.southasianrights.org/palwasha-hassan-afghanistan/
- ^ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20211008STO14523/sakharov-prize-2021-the-finalists
- ^ Emmott, Robin (20 October 2021). "Kremlin critic Navalny wins EU rights prize for his "immense bravery"". Reuters. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
