Asma Khader

Asma Khader (Jordan) "is Coordinator of Sisterhood Is Global Institute/Jordan, former Minister of State and Government Spokesperson for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and former President of the Jordanian Women's Union. She is a member of the Arab Lawyer's Union, the Arab Organization for Human Rights, and the Executive Committee of the International Commission of Jurists. She was instrumental in creating a Legal Literacy/Legal Assistance program for Jordanian women. Elected to the Permanent Arab Court as Counsel on violence against women, she is a leading advocate of the campaigns to strengthen legislation outlawing honor killing."


 * Steering Committee, World Movement for Democracy
 * Advisory Board, Women’s Learning Partnership
 * Advisory Board, Interights
 * Women’s Learning Partnership: Program Advisors
 * Past member (1991-2004), International Commission of Jurists
 * International Advisory Committee, Human Rights Education Associates