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Salih Mahmoud Osman (; born 1957 in Darfur) is a Sudanese human rights lawyer.
Osman is well known for having provided free legal representation to hundreds of victims of ethnic violence (human rights activist) in Sudan over more than two decades. He is from the Jebel Mara area in central Darfur, western Sudan. He has been widely honored for his work on human rights issues in Sudan, receiving the Human Rights Watch award in 2005, the International Human Rights Award from the
"Sudanese lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman wins EU human rights award"
"Human Rights Watch Honors Sudanese Activist"
"Sudanese Government Forces Detain Rights Advocate for Defending Human Rights in Darfur"
"International Human Rights Award," American Bar Association
"European of the Year 2007" European Voices. 1957 births Living people People from Darfur Sudanese Muslims Sudanese lawyers Sudanese politicians Members of the National Assembly (Sudan) Sakharov Prize laureates {{humanrights-stub
Salih Mahmoud Osman (; born 1957 in Darfur) is a Sudanese human rights lawyer.
Osman is well known for having provided free legal representation to hundreds of victims of ethnic violence (human rights activist) in Sudan over more than two decades. He is from the Jebel Mara area in central Darfur, western Sudan. He has been widely honored for his work on human rights issues in Sudan, receiving the Human Rights Watch award in 2005, the International Human Rights Award from the American Bar Association
The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. Founded in 1878, the ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of aca ...
in 2006, and was included in European Voices 50 most influential persons in Europe in 2007. Also in 2007 the European Parliament
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voted unanimously to award him the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
He was detained three times for his courageous advocacy in defense of human rights, but was never charged with any offense.
In 2005, he was appointed to the National Assembly of Sudan
The National Assembly ( ar, المجلس الوطني السوداني, ''Al-Maǧlis al-Waṭaniy'') is the lower house of the National Legislature of Sudan. The Legislature was unicameral until 2005. The upper house is the Council of States ( ...
where he works to promote legal reform and establishment of the rule of law in Sudan.
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"Sudanese lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman wins EU human rights award"
International Herald-Tribune
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, Oct. 25, 2007"Human Rights Watch Honors Sudanese Activist"
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. The group pressures governments, policy makers, companies, and individual human r ...
, Oct. 27, 2005"Sudanese Government Forces Detain Rights Advocate for Defending Human Rights in Darfur"
Human Rights First
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, July 8, 2004"International Human Rights Award," American Bar Association
"European of the Year 2007" European Voices. 1957 births Living people People from Darfur Sudanese Muslims Sudanese lawyers Sudanese politicians Members of the National Assembly (Sudan) Sakharov Prize laureates {{humanrights-stub