About Oinikhol Bobonazarova
Born 1948. Oinikhol Bobonazarova is a Tajik human rights defender and jurist.
International Women of Courage Award, 2014. United States First Lady Michelle Obama with Oinikhol Bobonazarova of Tajikistan
Oinikhol Bobonazarova is a Tajikistani activist. In 1993, she was arrested, and convicted of treason for supposedly plotting a coup. After serving a few months in jail, she became a human rights counselor in the Tajik office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
In 2013 she became the first woman to try to run for president in Tajikistan, but her campaign failed to gather enough signatures to continue.
She received a 2014 International Women of Courage award. She was the first Tajikistani woman to receive an International Women of Courage award.
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When was Oinikhol Bobonazarova born?
Oinikhol Bobonazarova was born on 10 June 1948 in Yovon District.
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Oinikhol Bobonazarova is a human rights defender and jurist.
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Oinikhol Bobonazarova is Tajik.
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