Jansila Majeed
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Jansila Majeed is an activist in the Puttalam District of Sri Lanka.[1] In 2010, she received an International Women of Courage Award from the U.S. Department of State.[2]
Life
Majeed was an internally displaced person (IDP) for 20 years. She works for the rights of Muslim and Tamil IDPs in Sri Lanka.[1][3]
Work
Majeed started her work in 1992 with a group of five people. She is the Managing Trustee of the Community Trust Fund in Puttalam. The group is an NGO that works for minority rights, women's rights, and peace. It also works with young people, and teaches about the dangers of mines in the north and east.[1]
Majeed spoke at the beginning of the UNDP 2010 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report on Gender. In her report, she said that Sri Lanka must change its ideas about women's rights, women in politics, legal rights for women and working women.[4]
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Jansila Majeed (center) with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left) and US First Lady Michelle Obama (right)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2010 International Women of Courage Award".
- ↑ "Clinton presents award to Majeed". Daily Mirror. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ "Alameen Post: Current News and Articles". alameenpost.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ "UNDP launches 2010 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report on Gender". UNDP in Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-12-16.