Pakistan s iconic human rights defender I.A. Rehman dies
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April 12, 2021
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FILE - In this July 16, 2018, file photo, I.A. Rehman, a founding member of the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) addresses a news conference, in Islamabad, Pakistan. An iconic Pakistani human rights defender and journalist Rehman has died in the eastern city of Lahore, Monday, April 12, 2021, after a brief illness, his family and friends said. Rehman was about 90 and he spent the whole of his life defending human rights, opposing military dictators, fighting for the rule of law and democracy.B.K. Bangash/AP
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) An iconic Pakistani human rights defender and journalist I.A. Rehman has died in the eastern city of Lahore after a brief illness, his family and friends said Monday. Rehman was 90. He spent his life defending human rights, opposing military dictators, fighting for the rule of law and democracy.
Human rights activist, journalist IA Rehman passes away at 90
April 12, 2021
Human rights activist and journalist Ibn Abdur Rehman, also known as IA Rehman, passed away in Lahore on Monday (today). His family confirmed the news.
According to his family, he was diabetic and also had blood pressure related complications, but the cause of death is still unclear.
Rehman was associated with daily Dawn and was actively involved with Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP).
He worked as director of HRCP for two decades and was also the group’s secretary general till 31 December, 2016.
Rehman was engaged in journalism for over 6 decades. He became chief editor of the Pakistan Times newspaper in 1989 and founding chair of the Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy.
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