Tunisian lawyer wins CCBE human rights award
Tunisian lawyer Sonia Dahmani has been awarded the 2025 CCBE Human Rights Award for defending human rights and freedom of expression
This award recognises her courage, determination, and unwavering commitment to defending human rights, freedom of expression, and the independence of the legal profession in Tunisia.
CCBE President Thierry Wickers will present the award during the CCBE Plenary Session on Thursday 27 November, in Paris.
Persecuted
In conferring this award, the CCBE wishes to underline that Sonia Dahmani represents, today, the voice of many Tunisian lawyers persecuted for upholding the rule of law.
Her steadfastness in detention illustrates the vital importance of international solidarity and visibility for lawyers who continue to speak out despite intimidation and judicial harassment, the CCBE said.
Thierry Wickers said “The CCBE honours Sonia Dahmani for her extraordinary integrity and courage in the face of increasing repression in Tunisia. Her unwavering dedication to justice and the rule of law embodies the core values of the legal profession: independence, moral strength, and an unyielding defence of human dignity.”
Sacrifice
The CCBE Human Rights Award aims to highlight the work of one or more lawyers or lawyers’ organisations that have demonstrated outstanding commitment and sacrifice in protecting fundamental values of the legal profession.
The award is granted to those who have brought honour to the legal profession by upholding the highest standards of professional and personal conduct in the field of human rights.