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Swedish rights prize honours Pakistani human rights lawyer Jalila Haider

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Jalila Haider, a Pakistani human rights lawyer, received the Right Livelihood prize in Sweden on Wednesday for her work combating ethnic, state, and patriarchal persecution of the Hazara community. The foundation highlighted Haider's leadership in a 2018 hunger strike that resulted in decreased attacks against Hazaras and her legal efforts to secure justice for marginalized groups and restore freedom of movement for activists. Along with two other recipients, an AI researcher from the US and Georgian human rights organization GYLA, Haider was recognized for her commitment to human rights despite facing numerous threats and challenges.

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The Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as the "alternative Nobel," was awarded on Wednesday to two women and two organizations for their efforts against authoritarian rule, violence, discrimination, and harmful AI. Among the recipients is Jalila Haider, a Pakistani human rights lawyer from the Hazara community who has challenged ethnic, state, and patriarchal persecution. She received the award "for breaking barriers as the first female lawyer from her Hazara community." The Right Livelihood Foundation noted that Haider's law firm helped restore freedom of movement for over 600 political activists and human rights defenders. Additionally, she led a seven-day hunger strike in 2018 against targeted killings of Hazaras, resulting in decreased attacks on the community. The prize was created by Swedish-German philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull in 1980 to honor achievements often overlooked by the Nobel Prizes and is traditionally announced shortly before the Nobel Prize announcements, which will begin next Monday.

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It added that Haider had combined legal work with street activism and community empowerment, securing “justice for thousands targeted or ignored by those in power, specifically ethnic, gender and religious minorities, as well as refugees”. “Her law firm has also helped restore freedom of movement for more than 600 political activists and human rights defenders,” the Right Livelihood Foundation said.

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Human rights lawyer and activist Jalila Haider on Wednesday received the Right Livelihood prize, dubbed an “alternative Nobel”. asserted

Haider → receive → prize

The Sweden-based Right Livelihood Foundation honoured Haider “for breaking barriers, as the first female lawyer from her Hazara community, to challenge ethnic, state and patriarchal persecution, guided by the conviction that no human being is illegal.” asserted

being → base → conviction

According to the foundation’s website, Haider in 2018 “led a seven-day hunger strike against the targeted killing of Hazaras” that led to direct negotiations between the army chief and Hazara women, “resulting in a sustained decrease in attacks against the community”. uncertain

that → accord → community

Foundation → add → activists

Haider is a founding member of the Women’s Democratic Front as well, the foundation said, adding that she “helped pioneer Balochistan’s first Women’s March, a street mobilisation that sparked discussions on feminism across the deeply patriarchal region”. asserted

that → say → region

Through her organisation ‘We the Humans’, Haider has “helped over 400 widows of terrorism victims gain financial independence”, the foundation said. asserted

foundation → help → independence

“Despite detention, cyber-harassment and death threats, she continues to work towards a world where, in her words, ‘no human being is illegal’,” the foundation said. asserted

foundation → continue → words

The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980, when Swedish-German stamp collector Jakob von Uexkull sold part of his collection to fund it, after the foundation behind the Nobel Prizes refused to create new awards in the fields of environmental protection and international development. asserted

foundation → establish → protection

A prominent US artificial intelligence researcher and two women-led rights groups were also recognised. asserted

researcher → lead → ?

The jury said in a statement it had chosen US artificial intelligence researcher Timnit Gebru “for challenging concentrated power in artificial intelligence and pioneering digital technology rooted in justice, lived experience and human agency.” asserted

it → say → justice

Gebru is known for her work examining how biases influence AI and in 2017, Gebru co-founded Black in AI. asserted

Gebru → know → AI

The foundation also gave the nod to the Rural Women’s Assembly — a grassroots movement of more than 178,000 small-scale farmers across 11 Southern African nations. asserted

foundation → give → nations

The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), which the jury described as “Georgia’s oldest and most prominent human rights organisation,” was also honoured. asserted

jury → describe → organisation