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Fathi Terbil

b. 2000

Libyan politician

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About Fathi Terbil

Born 2000. Fathi Terbil is a Libyan politician, lawyer and human rights defender.

Fathi Terbil, also romanized as Fatih Turbel, is a Libyan lawyer and human rights activist and member of the former National Transitional Council representing Libyan youth. He represents the relatives of over 1,000 prisoners killed by Libyan security forces in Abu Salim Prison in 1996. He is also the Youth and Sports Minister for the Interim Government.

Fathi Terbil's arrest in February 2011 sparked a demonstration in Benghazi on 15 February by around 200 relatives of the deceased prisoners, which began the Libyan Civil War. He was subsequently said to have been freed. On 20 February, Terbil told Al Jazeera that security forces - sometimes firing from civilian cars without license plates - had killed dozens, perhaps hundreds, of protestors in Benghazi.

On 30 May 2011, he was awarded the Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize ("The award given by lawyers to a lawyer"), given each year to a lawyer who throughout their career has illustrated, by activity or suffering, the defence of human rights in the world.

He was appointed to the Libyan National Transitional Council representing youth after being one of the first arrested in street protests during the Libyan Civil War on 15 February 2011 and later freed.

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2000
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Awards
Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Fathi Terbil?

Libyan politician

When was Fathi Terbil born?

Fathi Terbil was born in 2000.

What is Fathi Terbil's occupation?

Fathi Terbil is a politician, lawyer and human rights defender.

What nationality is Fathi Terbil?

Fathi Terbil is Libyan.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Fathi Terbil

· Wikidata: Q1357101

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