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Ms. Luzviminda Ilagan is a member of the House of Representatives of Philippines’ 15th Congress and a well-known woman rights activist in the country.

Hon. Ms. Binda Pandey is the Chairperson of the Fundamental Rights & Directive Principle Committee of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal. Throughout her career, Hon. Ms. Pandey has always been a women’s rights activist. She was one of 1000 women proposed for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

Hon. Ms. Pandey  worked for the National Women’s Commission formed by the Government of Nepal from 2001 to 2003. She was also an active member of the All Nepal Women Association (ANWA).

Ms. Memon is a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and is affiliated with the Pakistan Muslim League. Before becoming a parliamentarian, Ms. Memon worked as a banker at Citibank Pakistan and then as CEO of the Trakker, the Pakistani's first satellite tracking fleet management company. She once advised Pakistan's President on media management and investments.

Ms. Sitara Ayaz is the Social Welfare and Women Development Minister of Pakistan’s North West Frontier province (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and a member of the Provincial Assembly. She is a fervent supporter of the women’s and children’s rights in Pakistan. In June 2010 Ms. Ayaz was given a prestigious Pakistan Excellence Award as a recognition of her contribution to the protection of rights of women and children in her province.

Ms. Shukria Barakzai is a parliamentarian and a women's rights activist in Afghanistan. She is a founder of the Aina-E-Zan (“Women’s Mirror”) a national weekly newspaper which informs women in Afghanistan about the recent developments in health care, education and civil society.