Razan zaitouneh biography books

Syrian human rights lawyer and activist

Razan Zaitouneh (sometimes spelled Zeitunah; Arabic: رزان زيتونة; born 29 April 1977) is a Syrianhuman rightslawyer and civil society activist.

Actively involved in the Syrian uprising, she went into hiding after being accused by the government of being a foreign agent^[3] and her husband was arrested.^[4] Zaitouneh has documented human rights in Syria for the Local Coordination Committees of Syria.^[5] Zaitouneh was kidnapped on 9 December 2013, most likely by Jaysh al-Islam.

Her fate remains unknown. It is suspected that she has been killed.^[1][2]

Education

Zaitouneh graduated from law school in Damascus in 1999 and in 2001 started her work as a lawyer.^{[citation needed]}

Legal and human rights activism

She has been a member of the team of lawyers for defense of political prisoners since 2001.

In the same year, Razan was one of the founders of the Human