Jansila Majeed

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Jansila Majeed (center) with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left) and US First Lady Michelle Obama (right)

Jansila Majeed is an activist in Sri Lanka's Puttalam District. She is the Managing Trustee of the Community Trust Fund, an NGO which promotes minority rights and women's rights.^[1]

Prior to her work with the Community Trust Fund, Majeed lived as an internally displaced person for 20 years, and she continues to advocate for the rights of Muslim and Tamil IDPs.^[1] In 2010, she was named an International Woman of Courage by the US Department of State, receiving her award from First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jansila Majeed, Sri Lanka". US State Department. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
↑ "Clinton presents award to Majeed". Daily Mirror. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

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2007	Jennifer Louise Williams Siti Musdah Mulia Ilze Jaunalksne Samia al-Amoudi Mariya Ahmed Didi Susana Trimarco de Veron Mary Akrami Aziza Siddiqui Sundus Abbas Shatha Abdul Razzak Abbousi Grace Padaca

2008	Suraya Pakzad Virisila Buadromo Eaman al-Gobory Valdete Idrizi Begum Jan Nibal Thawabteh Cynthia Bendlin Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim

2009	Wazhma Frogh Norma Cruz Suaad Allami Ambiga Sreenevasan Hadizatou Mani Veronika Marchenko Mutabar Tadjibayeva Reem Al Numery

2010	Shukria Asil Shafiqa Quraishi Androula Henriques Solange Pierre Shadi Sadr Ann Njogu Lee Ae-ran Jansila Majeed Marie Claude Naddaf Jestina Mukoko

2011	Roza Otunbayeva Maria Bashir Henriette Ekwe Ebongo Jianmei Guo Ágnes Osztolykán Eva Abu Halaweh Ghulam Sughra Marisela Morales Ibañez Yoani Sánchez Nasta Palazhanka

2012	Maryam Durani Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo Zin Mar Aung Jineth Bedoya Lima Hana Elhebshi Aneesa Ahmed Shad Begum Samar Badawi Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih Şafak Pavey

2013	Malalai Bahaduri Woeser Julieta Castellanos Nirbhaya "Fearless" Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin Elena Milashina Fartuun Adan Razan Zaitouneh Ta Phong Tan

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Name	Majeed, Jansila
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