activist

Anwar al-Bunni

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Journeys

Jailed by Assad, Then Made Assad's Jailers Face Justice: Anwar al-Bunni's Legal Fight

Five years in Assad's prisons for democracy activism, then a decade building the legal architecture to put Assad's torturers on trial in European courts under universal jurisdiction.

Biography

Anwar al-Bunni is a Syrian human rights lawyer who has defended clients such as Riad al-Turk, Riad Seif, the owner of The Lamplighter,, Kurdish protesters, and "dozens of others."

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Key Facts

Born:1959

Place:Damascus, Syria

Nationality:Syrian