Souhayr Belhassen

Souhayr Belhassen (born 1943 Gabès, Tunisia) is a Tunisian human rights activist and journalist. She has served as the President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) based in Paris since April 26, 2007. Belhassen is a vocal critic of former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted during the 2010–2011 Tunisian protests, calling the former government's crackdown on protesters "a massacre."[1]

In 2011 she was awarded the North–South Prize.

References

  1. ↑ "66 killed as protests rage in Tunisia". Agence France Presse (Daily Nation). 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2011-01-13.

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