Tahira Abdullah

Tahira Abdullah is a Pakistani human rights activist, social scientist and supporter of gender equality, who is a representative of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HCRP) and the Women's Action Forum (WAF).[1][2] She is based in Islamabad.

Tahira Abdullah
NationalityPakistani
OccupationHuman rights activist
Representative of the HCRP
Representative of the Women's Action Forum

Tahira Abdullah works on a voluntary basis for numerous trusts, policy groups and academic bodies.[2] Topics on which she has spoken or made representations on behalf of HCRP have included “opening up spaces for women human rights defenders”,[3] in response to the murder of Rashid Rehman in 2014.

In February 2009 Abdullah was arrested during a protest meeting in Islamabad.[4] In 2014 she opposed the actions of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in closing down a private TV station for a fortnight for allegedly broadcasting blasphemous content; Abdullah's view was that "this is not the answer".[5] She was involved in formulating the HCRP's response to the Kasur child sexual abuse scandal, and commented that "“One child missing is one child too many”.[6]

In 2017 she criticised fellow human rights activist Ayesha Gulalai for her allegations against Imran Khan.[7] In political terms, she has said that "the left has to change its meta-narrative".[8]

Works
  • The situation of disabled children in Pakistan (1981)

References
  1. College Guide World (28 November 2013). Place of Women In Pakistan. Lulu.com. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-1-304-66489-1.
  2. "The Board". JAQ Trust. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. "Eight Demands on March 8: HRCP moot urges opening up spaces for women human rights defenders". Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. Aisha Sarwari. "How to be a woman in Pakistan". Aisha Sarwari. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. "HR activist condemns Pemra's ban on Geo". Pakistan Press Foundation. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. Asma Ghani (17 August 2016). "Child abuse cases: Implementation of laws to protect children demanded". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. "Human rights activist Tahira Abdullah lashes out at Ayesha Gulalai". The Nation. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  8. Tariz Masood (1 January 2014). "New year comes knocking: Grimmer the outlook, greater the opportunity". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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