Tag: Human Rights Abuses
Fehmida Riaz’s daughter rejects Tamgha-i-Imtiaz on behalf of her late mother to protest rights...
September 5th, 2020; By Ahmad Saeed; LAHORE: Dr. Veerta Ali, daughter of renowned writer and poet Fehmida Riaz rejects the Presidential Award on behalf of her late mother as a sign of protest. She says accepting such an award would dishonor her mother’s life long struggle for human rights and condemns the state’s repressive policies.