Nationality Pakistani Children 1 Education LL.B. Name Nighat Dad | Occupation lawyer Years active 2007 | |
Alma mater University of the Punjab | ||
Intelexit press conference 30 09 2015 nighat dad
Nighat Dad (Urdu: نگہت داد; born c. 1981) is a Pakistani lawyer and Internet activist who runs the not-for-profit organisation Digital Rights Foundation. Her work in the field of IT security has earned her many international awards.
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- Intelexit press conference 30 09 2015 nighat dad
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Early life and education
Dad hails from a village in Jhang, Punjab. She received her education from the University of the Punjab, Lahore.
Work
Dad is a lawyer by profession and practice criminal and family law.
In 2012, she set up the Digital Rights Foundation where she as executive director, educate Pakistani internet users, particularly women to protect themselves from online harassment. Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yusufzai has also attended workshops of Dad, before being shot by the Taliban in October 2012.
Dad led campaigns to protect online freedom of speech in Pakistan as well campaigns against legislation that gives the government broad powers of surveillance online, most notable one is the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015. She also contributed in the draft of Acid Prevention Law 2010 and the Domestic Violence Bill of Pakistan.
In 2015, she was named in the TIME magazine's list of next generation leaders, for helping Pakistani women fight online harassment.
In 2016, she was awarded the Atlantic Council Digital Freedom Award and Dutch government's Human Rights Tulip award.
