Women fighting for justice on death row
Nelufar Hedayat meets two women from the US and Pakistan representing people on death row.
Nelufar Hedayat meets two criminal defence lawyers who fight for people's lives on death row.
Sarah Belal is a barrister and the founder of Justice Project Pakistan. She represents the most vulnerable people on death row in Pakistan and abroad.
Andrea Lyon is a lawyer, professor and former law school dean. She was the first woman to serve as lead attorney in a death penalty case, and she holds 19 wins in 19 capital cases. Her book is called Angel of Death Row.
Produced by Alice Gioia.
(Image: (L) Andrea Lyon. (R) Sarah Belal, credit Getty Images.)
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