Nighat Dad

Pakistani lawyer says 'excited to bring global majority world perspective to our discussions'

Nighat Dad is a human rights award winner and founder of Pakistan's first cyber harassment helpline

Facebook's oversight board will be able to overturn content moderation decisions by Mark Zuckerberg

Demands public apology within 15 days, Rs2 billion as compensation for damage to reputation

Empowered personalities share breaking stereotypes, holding their own and the tough climb up the ladder

Speakers call for reviewing engagement rules for social media

Nighat Dad presented at UN Solutions Summit hosted on the sidelines of UNGA

Turkey, China and Egypt account for more than 50% of the journalists arrested

Previously, Dad was selected as a 'Next Generation Leader' by TIME Magazine

Women are frequent targets of harassment in this country

Nighat Dad witnesses a rise in the volume of calls by women seeking advice after Qandeel Baloch’s murder last year

Nighat Dad was honoured with the Human Rights Tulip Award earlier this year

Nighat Dad has been granted the 2016 Human Rights Tulip Award by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The annual Human Rights Tulip award is presented by the Dutch minister of foreign affairs to human rights defenders

Nighat Dad will be presented the award by Dutch FM Bert Koenders on Human Rights Day in December

Nighat Dad one of ten nominees