Sohane Benziane
Sohane Benziane (* 1984 ; † October 4, 2002 in Vitry-sur-Seine ) was a young French woman of Algerian descent. She was murdered at the age of 17.
On October 4, 2002, Sohane, the daughter of Kabyle immigrants, was burned alive by her ex-boyfriend (the leader of a local youth gang) in a cellar compartment in the Paris suburb of Vitry-sur-Seine , in the presence of her friends.
The perpetrator, named Nono, doused Sohane with gasoline bought the day before and lit it with a lighter. Sohane managed to run away while still burning; a school class that had just left class witnessed their agony.
The crime met with great echo from the appalled French public, media and politics. The murder also prompted the founding of the now world-famous women's rights organization Ni Putes Ni Soumises (No Whores, No Subordinates).
A memorial plaque dedicated to her was damaged shortly after it was installed. Today a memorial, which was inaugurated on October 4, 2005 in the presence of her sister Kahina Benziane, commemorates the murder. On April 8, 2006, the perpetrators Jamal Derrar (22) were sentenced to 25 years and Tony Rocca (23) to eight years.
Individual evidence
- ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung : Against the law of silence ; accessed on March 8, 2019
- ↑ Alice Schwarzer in EMMA January / February 2006: From whores and sons of whores ; Retrieved Feb. 2, 2010
Web links
- Liberation article on Sohane in French
- L'humanite: article on Sohane in her sister's words in French
- Time Europe: Acting on the outrage
- Time Magazine: Sisters In Hell
- CNN Transcript: Muslim Women Rebel In France
- Book review Neither whores nor submissives and In gang-rape hell
- Vanity Fair: Daughters of France, Daughters of Allah
- Newsweek: Sexism in the cites
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benziane, Sohane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French murder victim |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1984 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 4, 2002 |
| Place of death | Vitry-sur-Seine |