Eva Abu Halaweh
Eva Abu Halaweh is a lawyer and human rights activist in Jordan, and was awarded the International Women of Courage Award in 2011.Biography
She is a co-founder and currently Executive Director of the Mizan Law Group for Human Rights in Amman. Abu Halaweh has a BA specializing in Law, and a master's degree in Diplomacy. She has been a member of the Arab Organisation for Human Rights since 1993. Previously Abu Halaweh ran a private practise and was employed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as a legal advisor.
Abu Halaweh campaigns against honor killings and for protecting women at risk and the vulnerable, and in eliminating torture and abuse in the Jordanian prison system and police stations.
