Eva Abu Halaweh
Eva Abu Halaweh ( Arabic إيفا أبو حلاوة, DMG Īfā Abū Ḥalāwa ; born January 1, 1975 ) is a lawyer and human rights activist in Jordan . She received the International Women of Courage Award in 2011 .
biography
She is co-founder and currently managing director of the Mizan Law Group for Human Rights in Amman . Abu Halaweh holds a bachelor's degree in law and a master's degree in diplomacy. Since 1993 she has been a member of the Arab Organization for Human Rights . Abu Halaweh previously headed a private law firm and from 2003 worked as a legal advisor to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees .
Abu Halaweh campaigns against so-called honor killings and for the protection of endangered and vulnerable women, as well as for the elimination of torture and abuse in the Jordanian prison system and at police stations.
Individual evidence
- ^ Secretary Clinton To Host the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards . June 30, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ↑ Alice Su: Jordanian parliament repeals 'marry the rapist' clause. Daily Herald, January 8, 2017, accessed August 9, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Yusur Al Bahrani: A woman of courage, a tireless Jordanian lawyer. Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, March 21, 2016, accessed August 9, 2019 .
- ↑ " Archived Copy " (PDF) Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved on August 9, 2019.
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| SURNAME | Eva Abu Halaweh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jordanian lawyer and human rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st January 1975 |