Rovshana Rahimova

Rovshana Rahimli (full name: Rovshana Vagif gizi Rahimova; ; born on July 8, 1984, Şirvan, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani human rights lawyer. For over 10 years, she has been dedicated to human rights advocacy, with a particular focus on women's rights and combating domestic violence. As a member of the Bar Association of the Republic of Azerbaijan, she has defended the rights of nearly a dozen political prisoners in the country. , arrested in September 2022, politician Bakhtiyar Hajiyev , arrested in December of the same year, PhD student of Istanbul University Fazil Gasimov , arrested in August 2023, journalist Nargiz Absalamova from Abzas Media, arrested in November of the same year, human rights defender Ilhamiz Guliyev , arrested in December of the same year, activist Ilkin Amrahov , arrested in March 2024, researcher Igbal Abilov , arrested in July of the same year, human rights defender Rufat Safarov , journalist Aysel Umudova from Meydan TV, and politician Azer Gasimli , all of whom were arrested in December of the same year.

In October 2024, she became one of the heroines of the international exhibition "Portraits of Strength 2024".