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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Parveena Ahanger is the 805th most popular social activist (up from 821st in 2019). (up from 5,328th in 2019)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Parveena Ahanger ranks 805 out of 840Before her are Hande Kader, Alexandria Villaseñor, Sam Berns, Malebogo Molefhe, Jalila Haider, and Emna Mizouni. After her are Sunitha Krishnan, Sayaka Osakabe, Amina Tyler, Elizabeth Smart, Ayakha Melithafa, and Xu Mengtao.

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Among people born in 1960, Parveena Ahanger ranks 839Before her are Mike Turner, Ashley Crow, Michèle Flournoy, Heather Wilson, Lynn Jennings, and Tim Winton. After her are Floyd Cardoz, Doug LaMalfa, Jeff Fortenberry, Geir Gulliksen, and Anita Alvarez.

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