Aiman Umarova

Aiman Umarova
Occupation Lawyer edit this on wikidata
Awards International Women of Courage Award Edit this on Wikidata

Aiman Umarova (born Zhambyl province, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakh human rights lawyer. She won an International Women of Courage Award in 2018.[1]

Life

She is a defense attorney and member of the Almaty Regional Bar Association.[2]

She represented the Presidential candidate Vladimir Kozlov.[3]

She works to rehabilitate women connected with extremist groups.[4]

"Islamic extremism and terrorism are serious problems that the government should fight, but my job is to make sure that the government doesn’t cheat in doing this."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Morello, Carol (2018-03-23). "Melania Trump presents Women of Courage awards at State Department". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ↑ "Human rights defender from Kazakhstan receives International Women of Courage Award". akipress.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "Kazakh court orders release on parole of opposition activist Kozlov". U.S. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. ↑ Caravanserai. "Kazakhstan battles female radicalisation". Caravanserai. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ↑ "'Our Future Will Be Violent Extremism'". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  • "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2018 International Women of Courage Awards". U.S. Department of State | Home Page. 1944-12-09. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  • "State Department honors International Women of Courage". UPI. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  • "Everyday hero: Defending women's rights in Kazakhstan". medium.com. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  • "Forum 18: KAZAKHSTAN: Government contradicts UN Human Rights Committee - 22 July 2016". forum18.org. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  • "www.osce.org/ru/odihr/187311?download=true". osce.org. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
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