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Majida Rizvi

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Majida Rizvi is a Pakistani jurist who became the first woman appointed a judge of a High Court in Pakistan, sitting on the Sindh High Court. She built a career practicing before Pakistan's High Courts and Supreme Court and taught law at Hamdard School of Law, writing on the legal rights of women and children and working with organizations opposing discrimination against women. After retiring from the Sindh High Court she went on to chair the Sindh Human Rights Commission, continuing her focus on women's and children's rights and broader human rights advocacy.

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Field of Law
Human Rights Law 1
Gender
Female 2
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Retired jurist from Pakistan 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Pakistani 2
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Jurist 2
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1. Majida Rizvi (Wikipedia)
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Justice (R) Majida Rizvi (Urdu: ماجدہ رضوی) is a retired jurist from Pakistan who became the first woman judge of a High Court in the country.
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2. Majida Rizvi (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    She practiced in the High Courts and Supreme Court and taught law at Hamdard School of Law.
  • Introduction
    Justice (R) Majida Rizvi (Urdu: ماجدہ رضوی) is a retired jurist from Pakistan who became the first woman judge of a High Court in the country.
  • Member Of: Sindh High Court, Lead paragraph
    After retiring as a Judge of the Sindh High Court
  • In Legal System: Law of Pakistan, Wikipedia category: Pakistani women judges
    Category:Pakistani women judges
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Wikidata: Majida Rizvi
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P31 (instance of): human; QID resolved and verified for this jurist (Majida Rizvi)
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