Rizwana Hasan
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Syeda Rizwana Hasan (Bengali: সৈয়দা রিজওয়ানা হাসান; born 15 January 1968) is a Bangladeshi attorney and environmentalist. She has particularly focused on regulations for the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, and was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2009.[1] She was also awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2012 for her "uncompromising courage and impassioned leadership in a campaign of judicial activism in Bangladesh that affirms the people's right to a good environment as nothing less than their right to dignity and life."[2]
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সৈয়দা রিজওয়ানা হাসান | |
Born | Syeda Rizwana Hasan (1968-01-15) 15 January 1968 (age 56) Habiganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | L.L.M. |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Years active | 1993–present |
Known for | Contributions in shipbreaking industry |
Children | Nehla Siddique, Ahmed Zarir Siddique, Ahmed Zeedan Siddique |
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