Khalida Rachid Khan
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Khalida Rashid Khan was born on 25 September 1949 in Peshawar
, Pakistan
. Inducted in provincial Judiciary in 1974 of North West Frontier Province as a first lady Civil Judge
. She stepped up the ladder very fast by becoming a Senior Civil Judge, District & Sessions Judge and elevated as a judge of High Court Peshawar (Pakistan) in June 1994. She had also held many administrative positions, such as Registrar Peshawar High Court and Secretarial positions in the Justice and Law Department, NWFP. She is a member of the International Association of Women Judges, U.S.
and attended many international conferences. Contributed a paper in the Asia/South Pacific Regional Judicial Colloquium in Hong Kong
on May 20, 1996 under the heading of “Women and Human Rights in the Asia/Pacific Region, A perspective from South Asia. Also presented a paper on “Judicial Creativity in Action” in Dublin, Ireland
in 6th Biennial Conference of International Association of Women Judges in May 2002. She has extensively worked to eradicate child labour in Pakistan and South Asia
.
She is now an international judge and the president of ICTR.
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Inducted in provincial Judiciary in 1974 of North West Frontier Province as a first lady Civil Judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
. She stepped up the ladder very fast by becoming a Senior Civil Judge, District & Sessions Judge and elevated as a judge of High Court Peshawar (Pakistan) in June 1994. She had also held many administrative positions, such as Registrar Peshawar High Court and Secretarial positions in the Justice and Law Department, NWFP. She is a member of the International Association of Women Judges, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and attended many international conferences. Contributed a paper in the Asia/South Pacific Regional Judicial Colloquium in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
on May 20, 1996 under the heading of “Women and Human Rights in the Asia/Pacific Region, A perspective from South Asia. Also presented a paper on “Judicial Creativity in Action” in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 6th Biennial Conference of International Association of Women Judges in May 2002. She has extensively worked to eradicate child labour in Pakistan and South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
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She is now an international judge and the president of ICTR.