Angelina Atyam
Ugandan human rights activist and midwife recognized for her tireless efforts in advocating for abducted children and promoting forgiveness.
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Yelena Bonner
Human rights activist in the former Soviet Union
Toujan al-Faisal
Jordanian television journalist and human rights advocate. She became the first female member of the Jordanian Parliament.
Andrée Blouin
A pivotal figure in the African independence movement of the 1960s.
Hazel Rennie
Peace and human rights activist
Rajani Thiranagama
Sri Lankan Tamil human rights activist, feminist, and academic, best known for her work in exposing human rights abuses during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Anita Roddick
As well as founder of the Body Shop, she was also an energetic human rights, social justice and environmental campaigner; she became a well-known and admired woman all around the world.
Inez McCormack
Irish human rights activist and trade unionist
Laila Soueif
Laila Soueif is an Egyptian mathematician who became a professor of mathematics at Cairo University. She is an activist for human rights and has been involved in many demonstrations including calling for academic freedom at Cairo University.
Alice Erh-Soon Tay
Among the highlights of Tay’s distinguished career as an academic lawyer at the University of Sydney was her appointment as president of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), a position she occupied from 1998 to 2003.