Zohra Yusuf

Zohra Yusuf is a human rights activist and a freelance journalist. She is the former Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and currently serves as a council member. She has been a member of HRCP since 1988, a council member since 1990, and has served as Vice Chair (Sindh) and Secretary General. It should be noted that all positions held at HRCP are voluntary and elected. Zohra’s previous positions in human rights organizations include Vice-President of FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights), a Paris-based organization; Bureau Member of South Asian for Human Rights, a Colombo-based human rights organization, and a board member of Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative. She is also among the founding members of the Women’s Action Forum. Zohra has written extensively on issues related to the media and human rights and has contributed chapters to several books on media, human rights, peace, and culture.