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Tamar Pelleg-Sryck

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Tamar Pelleg-Sryck
תמר פלג שריק
Pelleg-Sryck in 2009
Born(1926-06-02)2 June 1926
Died11 March 2024(2024-03-11) (aged 97)
NationalityIsraeli
Occupation(s)Lawyer
Human rights activist
Known forRepresenting Palestinian detainees
AwardsEmil Grunzweig Human Rights Award (2011)

Tamar Pelleg-Sryck (2 June 1926 – 11 March 2024) was an Israeli lawyer and human rights activist.[1] After working as a teacher and organizer, she qualified as a lawyer at 61[2] and was best known for representing Palestinian detainees in court and advocating for human rights in Palestine since the Intifada in December 1987.[3]

Tamar Pelleg-Sryck died on 11 March 2024, at the age of 97.[4]

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  1. ^ "For Israeli pinkos, communism and Palestinian rights go hand in hand".
  2. ^ Imad Sabi, Imad Sabi, 'In memory of an Israeli lawyer who never lost her moral purpose,' +972 magazine 22 May 2024
  3. ^ "PORTRAIT: Tamar Pelleg-Sryck".
  4. ^ "נפטרה פעילת זכויות אדם הוותיקה עו"ד תמר פלג שריק; תובא למנוחות בקיבוץ יד חנה". Zoha. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "קרן נויבך קיבלה את אות זכויות האדם בישראל - וואלה! חדשות". 23 January 2012.
  6. ^ "2011 | ACRI Timeline".