TY - JOUR N2 - Asma Jahangir, the prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist, who had received several awards for her courageous work, passed away on February 11, 2018. Her untimely death at the age of 66 was mourned by a wide public, not only in Pakistan. The newspaper obituaries particularly highlighted her accomplishments and campaigns on behalf of women, children, religious minorities, poor and disenfranchised communities. The deceased “voice of the voiceless” is probably best known for her advocacy on the rights of the most vulnerable and disempowered sections of society and her uncompromising commitment to democratic principles. However, another aspect of Asma Jahangir’s legacy, her thoughts and insights on political power mechanisms in Pakistan and beyond, has so far been rather neglected. With her long-term experience as a lawyer, an activist, and a UN Special Rapporteur, Asma Jahangir often offered useful reflections on the main causes of human rights abuses in Pakistan and the neighbouring countries. Among other things, she pointed to the detrimental effects of the politics of sectarianization and securitization, and also stressed the ongoing aspiration of a great part of the population in the global South to live a dignified life. On the basis of selected publications, reports, and interviews, this paper will provide a number of Asma Jahangir’s explanations for national, regional, and international shortcomings and structural problems (fragile democracies, undermined rule of law; the influence of militant non-state actors; regional/international interconnections and constraints, etc.) which remain relevant under the current conditions. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/117137/PDF/ROrient%2073%20z.%201-20%202BADRY.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/117137 PY - 2020 IS - No 1 EP - 23 DO - 10.24425/ro.2020.134042 KW - Asma Jahangir KW - Human Rights Activist and Lawyer KW - UN Special Rapporteur KW - Pakistan KW - India and South Asia KW - Intolerance KW - Polarization of Societies KW - “War on Terror” A1 - Badry, Roswitha PB - The Committee of Oriental Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and The Publishing House ELIPSA VL - vol. LXXIII DA - 2020.09.21 T1 - On the Legacy of Asma Jahangir (1952–2018) – Insights on Political Power Mechanisms in Pakistan and Beyond SP - 5 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/117137 T2 - Rocznik Orientalistyczny/Yearbook of Oriental Studies ER -