Veeru Kohli

Veeru Kohli (Urdu: ویرو کوہلی ; 1964-2023) was a Pakistani bonded labor and human rights activist.

She died on 31st Oct 2023[4] In 2013, she ran as an independent candidate in the Hyderabad provincial elections.

[7] After being forced back into bondage and suffering beatings she stood up to the authorities and gained her freedom,[3] with help from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in Hyderabad.

This meant she, as a Saraiki speaker, had to learn Urdu to enable her to communicate with a wide range of people.

[2][8] Azad Nagar is the settlement that Veeru Kohli built with help from a local NGO Green Rural Development Organization (GRDO) and Action Aid in 2006.