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Nizar Saghieh نزار صاغية

 Nizar Saghieh is a leading lawyer, legal researcher and a human rights activist. His primary focus includes the independence of the judiciary in Lebanon and, within other Arab countries,  the penal code, memory of war and victims` rights, as well as women rights,  drug addiction, sex work and homosexuality. As lawyer, Saghieh aims to use  srategic litigation as a tool for social change and reform, especially on cases concerning migration, legally marginalized identities, and the disappeared. 

He is currently a legal consultant for the International Labor Organization, with an emphasis on labor law reform including women migrant domestic workers. 

Saghieh is currently working on a series of socio-legal publications related to human rights and the judiciary, namely drug addiction and prostitution. He is also preparing a study on the implementation of the law 220/2000 on the rights of persons with disabilities.

In addition to  his wide legal consulting portfolio, Saghieh is one of the founders of the Legal Agenda, a platform that monitors and analyzes law and public policy in Lebanon and the Arab Region. 

ARTICLES BY Nizar Saghieh نزار صاغية