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Diala Ayesh
Diala Ayesh is a Palestinian woman human rights defender and lawyer. She has dedicated her work to advocating for the freedom and fair treatment of Palestinian political prisoners, focusing on ensuring fair trial guarantees and promoting freedom of expression. Additionally, she has actively engaged in monitoring and documenting the conditions of Palestinian political prisoners within the Israeli military prison system.
Diala Ayesh has faced arrests, threats, and harassment from both the Israeli occupation forces and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank as a consequence for her work.
Previously, Diala Ayesh worked with Lawyers for Justice, a Palestinian non-governmental organization that provides free legal aid and monitors human rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.