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World Service,20 May 2020,23 mins
The refugee lawyer prosecuting IS war crimes
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Rez Gardi grew up in a refugee camp - the child of Kurdish human rights activists who had fled to Pakistan. For years she was denied an education, but she excelled anyway. Now she is a Harvard educated lawyer and she is fighting to prosecute IS war crimes in Iraq. Presenter: Emily Webb. Producer: Harry Graham. Picture: Rez Gardi. Credit: Courtesy of Rez Gardi.
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