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FILE - In this Nov. 24 2016 file photo, Pakistan's Gulalai Ismail delivers an acceptance speech after being awarded the Prize for Conflict Prevention for the work of her organization 'Aware Girls' promoting women's issues and equality in Pakistan, during the award ceremony of the Jacques Chirac Foundation at the Musee Branly, in Paris, France. On Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, a dozen plainclothes Pakistani security forces attempted to raid the former home of Ismail, a human rights activist who recently fled to the United States seeking asylum. Ismail's elderly parents say they were ordered to come outside &quot;just to talk,&quot; but refused. (Ian Langsdon, Pool via AP, File)

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Rights group calls for release of Pakistani rights activist

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