Sara Hossain is a lawyer from Bangladesh. In 2016, she received the International Women of Courage Award.
Life
Hossain received a bachelor's degree from Oxford University in 1988, and a Barrister-at-Law degree from Middle Temple in 1989. She joined the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 1992, working in the areas of constitutional law, public interest, and family law.
Work
Hossain helped write the laws on violence against women. She also worked on court cases against fatwas by village courts, forced veiling of women, and non-medical test for virginity in sexual assault cases.
Other websites
2016 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr Secretary's International Women of Courage Award (U.S. Department of State)
References
Living people
Bangladeshi lawyers
Women who received the International Women of Courage Award
Year of birth missing (living people) People from Barisal Division