Pakistan mourns death of activist I A Rehman pri.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pri.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The writer is a human rights advocate and journalist.
IT is difficult to imagine Pakistan without I.A. Rehman, someone for whom the word ‘irreplaceable’ feels inadequate. Throughout the country’s existence, he touched so many lives through his many contributions. He was a much-loved journalist and writer, the author of three books and countless articles, most famously on this page. He was a keen promoter of culture through his work on film and theatre. He was a brave activist, who promoted peace, resisted military rule, stood up for the rule of law, and fought for democracy.
He was a human rights defender. Like his Human Rights Commission of Pakistan colleague Kamran Arif, who also passed away recently, Rehman Sahib dedicated his life to defending the rights of others. They included families of the forcibly disappeared, whose loved ones had been wrenched away from them and placed outside the protection of the law. Journalists, who were threatened, silenced and attacked for do
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By Vidya Bhushan Rawat The passing away of Mr I A Rehman who was also fondly referred as Rehman Saheb, founder of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, a truly people's Commission on Human Rights is a big loss for the human rights movement in South Asia in general and Pakistan in particular. His was a…