What is Nisha Ayub?
[[File:Nisha Ayub of Malaysia and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - IWOC 2016.jpg|thumb|Nisha Ayub and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2016]] '''Nisha Ayub''' is a [[transgender]] rights [[activist]] from [[Malaysia]]. She started the [[SEED Foundation]] to help transgender people and [[Justice for Sisters]] for legal help. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://my.usembassy.gov/pr_nisha_ayub_iwc/|title=Nisha Ayub Among Recipients of 2016 U.S. International Women of Courage Award - U.S. Embassy in Malaysia|date=30 March 2016|publisher=|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=5 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005193847/https://my.usembassy.gov/pr_nisha_ayub_iwc/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, she received the [[International Women of Courage Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2016/bio/index.htm|title=Biographies of 2016 Award Winners|publisher=}}</ref> When Nisha was 21 years old, she was sentenced to prison under [[Sharia law]] ([[Islam]]ic law) for wearing women's clothing. When she got out of prison, she started working for the [[Human rights|rights]] of transgender people in Malaysia. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/08/10/nisha-ayub-malaysia|title=Nisha Ayub, Malaysia|date=10 August 2015|publisher=}}</ref> == Awards == * [https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/08/10/nisha-ayub-malaysia Alison Des Forges Award from Human Rights Watch, 2015] * [https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/2016/bio/index.htm International women of courage Award from U.S. Department of State, 2016] == Other websites == {{commons category|International Women of Courage Award}} * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/iip-photo-archive/albums/72157666569638545 2016 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr ] *[https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/gwi/iwoc/index.htm Secretary's International Women of Courage Award] (U.S. Department of State) == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Human rights activists]] [[Category:Malaysian activist