Nazanin Afshin-Jam

Nazanin Afshin-Jam is an international human rights activist and President and co-founder of Stop Child Executions. She is also a singer, songwriter, actor, model, and former Miss World Canada.

Afshin-Jam learned at an early age the threat people face when their human rights are ignored. She was born in Tehran in 1979 at the height of Iran’s Islamic Revolution and a year later her family was forced to flee after her apolitical father was arrested and tortured at the hands of the fundamentalists.

Growing up in Canada after escaping an uncertain future in Iran, Afshin-Jam knew not to take her freedom and good fortune for granted. Her conscience would not allow her to forget those who lived in fear every day, in any country where people’s basic human rights are not respected.

After graduating with a double-major degree in International Relations and Political Science from the University of British Columbia, with study at l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, she became a global human rights advocate by volunteering as a Global Youth Educator with the Red Cross, teaching subjects ranging from the Landmine Crisis, Children Affected by War, the Poverty-Disease Cycle and Natural Disasters.

Afshin-Jam searched for a way to gain a stronger voice to spread awareness among the people. After learning the Miss World motto of “beauty with a purpose”, and its objective of raising money for children’s charities around the world, she entered and won the title of Miss Canada and came 1st runner up at Miss World.

Speeches

Human Rights

Bloggers for Freedom with Esra'a Al Shafei, Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Bart Woord, Pavel Marozau

A panel including former Secretary General of the International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY), Bart Woord; Belarusian and Estonian civic activist, media manager, and web producer, Pavel Marozau; international human rights activist and President and co-founder of Stop Child Executions, Nazanin Afshin-Jam; and dissident blogger from Bahrein creating virtual spaces

Human Rights

Welcome with Nazanin Afshin-Jam

Nazanin Afshin-Jam, international human rights activist and President and co-founder of Stop Child Executions, addresses the 1st Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see below for full prepared remarks.   Full remarks   Nazanin Afshin-Jam: Good morning and welcome to the Geneva summit for Human Rights and Democracy. My