Nizar Saghieh

Nizar Saghieh is a leading lawyer, researcher and defender. He is one of the founders of the Legal Agenda, a platform that monitors and analyzes law and public policy in Lebanon and in the Mena .

Nizar Saghieh  primary focus includes the independence of the judiciary in Lebanon and, within other Arab countries,  the penal code, memory of war and victims` rights, as well as women rights,  drug addiction, sex work and homosexuality. Nizar Saghieh uses strategic litigation as a tool for social change and reform.