Hooria Mashhour
Hooria Mashhour | |
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| Minister of Human Rights | |
| In office 7 December 2011 – November 2014 | |
| President | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed Basindawa |
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| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
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Hooria Mashhour (Arabic: حورية مشهور أحمد; born 1954) is a Yemeni human rights and women's rights activist. She campaigned against child marriage in Yemen and is an advocate of transitional justice. She held the position of Minister of Human Rights in post-revolution Yemen, starting in 2012. Due to safety concerns, she left the position in 2014. Hooria remains active today promoting peace through negotiation and mediation processes; and the inclusion of women in constructing a lasting peace.