Tamar Pelleg-Sryck

Israeli attorney and human rights activist (1926–2024)

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תמר פלג שריק

Pelleg-Sryck in 2009

Born(1926-06-02)2 June 1926

Pinsk, Poland

Died11 March 2024(2024-03-11) (aged 97)NationalityIsraeliOccupation(s)Lawyer
Human rights activistKnown forRepresenting Palestinian detaineesAwardsEmil 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]

Award

Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award (2011) – lifetime achievement award^[5]^[6]

References

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