Former BBC journalist Waseem Mahmood has been nominated for a ‘Person of the Year’ award for his anti-terrorism work in Pakistan.

He is in a cast of strong individuals from around the world who have been nominated for embodying the values of OneWorld: “human rights for all; a fair distribution of the world’s natural and economic resources; simple and sustainable ways of life; the right of every individual to inform and be informed; participation and transparency in decision making; and social, cultural, and linguistic diversity.

Other nominations include Pamela Adoyo, a woman who organizes her community to look after those living with AIDS; Francisco Soberón, who is fighting for justice in Peru; a million strong petition from Iran demanding more rights for women; the Women of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and others

Waseem Mahmood has got Pakistan talking when launched the Yeh Hum Nahin campaign, collecting around 62 million signatures speaking out against terrorism.

You can vote from here. The prestigious One World Awards take place in London every year.