Salwa Bughaigis
Salwa Bughaigis, in April 2011, two months after the start of the uprising, in Benghazi .
Salwa al-Bughaigis (born April 24, 1963 in Benghazi ; † June 25, 2014 there ) was a Libyan lawyer and human rights activist .
Under the regime of Muammar al-Gaddafi , Bughaigis represented political prisoners as a lawyer. In 2011 she organized the first demonstrations against Gaddafi in the east Libyan city of Benghazi. After the fall of Gaddafi, she became a member of the National Transitional Council , but left this body after four months in protest at the low percentage of women. In June 2014, she was shot in the head by strangers at her home in Benghazi and died in hospital from gunshot wounds.
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- ↑ a b Natasha Culzac: Salwa Bugaighis dead: Libyan human rights activist and lawyer killed after voting in elections. The Independent , accessed June 26, 2014 .
- ^ Agence France-Presse: Salwa Bugaighis, Libyan human rights activist, shot dead in Benghazi. The Guardian , accessed June 26, 2014 .
- ↑ dpa : Unknown shoot human rights activist. Offenbach-Post dated June 26, 2014 (accessed June 26, 2014).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bughaigis, Salwa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bughaigis, Salwa al- |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Libyan lawyer and human rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Benghazi |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 2014 |
| Place of death | Benghazi |