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Nighat Dad
Board Member at the Oversight Board, a Pakistani lawyer, and a founder of Digital Rights Foundation
**Nighat Dad** is a Board Member at the Oversight Board, a Pakistani lawyer, and a founder of Digital Rights Foundation - a non-profit organization focused on cyber harassment, data protection and free speech online in Pakistan and South Asia. As a feminist and pioneer for women’s rights activism in Pakistan, Dad has raised awareness of Pakistani patriarchy and illuminated her own experience as a women engaged in digital rights activism. Her accomplishments include being named a Next Generation Leader by Time Magazine in 2015, the Dutch Human Rights Tulip Award in 2016, a TED Global Fellowship in 2017, and nomination as a Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum in 2018. Most recently, she was listed among 2019’s 21 Young Leaders from Asia by Asia Society.
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Oxford · Oct 15–16, 2026
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October 15–16, 2026 · Jesus College, University of Oxford