Bochra Belhaj Hmida

Bochra Belhaj Hmida , is a Tunisian lawyer, politician and activist from Zaghouan.

Biography Belhaj Hmida became interested in activism during her childhood, and experienced political upheaval during the authoritarian presidency of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Bochra Belhaj Hmida has a Law graduate degree. In 1989, she co-created the Democrat Tunisian Women Association (Association Tunisienne des Femmes Démocrates – ATFD) and was the president of the organization from 1994 to 1998. According to her, the Ennahda Government was responsible morally and politically.

In September 2012, she was made a member of the executive committee of the movement Nidaa Tounes. During the legislative elections of October 2014, she was elected at the People Representative Assembly as a representative of the second constituency of Tunis.

Bochra Belhaj Hmida is also president of the Individual Freedom and Equality Commission (COLIBE), initiated by the Tunisian president Béji Caïd Essebsi on August 13, 2017. It aims to build a report concerning legislative reforms for individual freedom and equality, as required by the 2014 Constitution and by human rights international norms. As a president, Bochra Belhaj Hmida has led a proposed reform of inheritance laws between men and women.

In 2023, the Tunisian government accused Belhaj Hmida of "conspiracy", in a move criticized by Amnesty International.

Honors On 13 August 2018, National Women's Day, Bochra Belhaj Hmida was given the insignia of Commander of the Order of Tunisian Republic by the Tunisian President. On September 27 2018, she received an award from the foundation Global Hope Coalition. She was named politician of the year in 2018 by the Tunisian press. In 2019, she was awarded the Fatima al-Fihriya Prize in recognition of her involvement in the process of individual freedoms and equality in Tunisia.