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Parveena Ahanger

1960 - Today

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Parveena Ahangar (born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir) is the Founder and Chairperson of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Jammu and Kashmir. Parveena Ahangar, was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2005 [1]. She won the Rafto Prize for Human Rights in 2017 for her “protests against enforced disappearances” and for demanding justice for victims of violence in Jammu and Kashmir. She was named as one of the BBC 100 Women, a list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Parveena Ahanger is the 861st most popular social activist (down from 826th in 2024). (up from 5,327th in 2019)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Parveena Ahanger ranks 861 out of 840. Before her are Sam Berns, Malebogo Molefhe, Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih, Jalila Haider, Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji, and Emna Mizouni. After her are Sylvia Tamale, Pepe Julian Onziema, Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim, Sunitha Krishnan, Sayaka Osakabe, and María Fernanda Castro Maya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Parveena Ahanger ranks 1,096. Before her are Poornima, Paul Satterfield, Mike Ramsey, John Lukic, Michael Carter, and Willie Gault. After her are Mark Burnett, Trivendra Singh Rawat, Floyd Cardoz, Emily Thornberry, Doug LaMalfa, and Barry Douglas.

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