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Jestina Mukoko

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Jestina Mukoko is a Zimbabwean human rights activist and the director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project. She is a journalist by training and a former newsreader with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. In March 2010, Mukoko was one of ten human rights defenders honoured in the U.S. State Department's International Women of Courage Awards to women who have shown exceptional courage and leadership in advancing women's rights. She was also selected and served as the 2010 fellow with the Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jestina Mukoko is the 937th most popular social activist, the 56th most popular biography from Zimbabwe and the most popular Zimbabwean Social Activist.

Jestina Mukoko is most famous for her work as a Zimbabwean human rights activist, particularly her efforts in advocating for democracy and human rights in Zimbabwe. She gained international attention after being abducted in 2008 for her activism against the government.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Jestina Mukoko ranks 941 out of 840. Before her are David Jay, Mahrang Baloch, Aisha Yesufu, Elizabeth Wathuti, Bhakti Sharma, Marinel Sumook Ubaldo, Anna Campbell, Ben Fletcher, Bai Bibyaon Ligkayan Bigkay, and Leelah Alcorn. After her are Mama Cax, and Archana Soreng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Jestina Mukoko ranks 682. Before her are Tom Cross, Cole Anthony, Park Sang-won, Hannah Neise, Kim Ha-yun, and Koki Morita. After her are Ethan Cepuran, Samuel Sevian, Carlos Duke, Liang Yushuai, Zhang Changhong, and Hiroto Yamada.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Jestina Mukoko ranks 56 out of 45. Before her are Terence Parkin (1980), Marvelous Nakamba (1994), Colin Smith (1983), Ngonidzashe Makusha (1987), Marshall Munetsi (1996), and Rachel Klamer (1990). After her are Sibongile Mlambo (1990), Brendan Taylor (1986), Brendan Galloway (1996), Mukhammadkarim Khurramov (1997), Mathira (1992), and Ngoni Makusha (1994).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Zimbabwe

Among social activists born in Zimbabwe, Jestina Mukoko ranks 1. 

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