Amina Bouayach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Amina Bouayach

Moroccan activist

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1957

Place of Birth: Tétouan, Tangier-Tetouan, Morocco

Profession: politician, activist

Nationality: Morocco

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Amina Bouayach (born 10 December 1957) is a Moroccan human rights activist.
Since December 2018, Bouayach has served as the president of the Moroccan National Human Rights Council.She first came to notice when, in 2006, she became the first woman elected as president of a major NGO in Morocco.As president of the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights, Bouayach worked on major Human Rights issues in her native country such as Torture, Refugees' and Migrants' Rights, Women's Rights, Individual Rights and the Abolition of the Death penalty. She was elected vice-president then secretary general of the International Federation for Human Rights in 2010 and 2013 respectively.
Then, in 2016, Bouayach served as the Moroccan Ambassador to Sweden and Latvia.In 2015, she was awarded the French Legion of Honour in Rabat for her integrity and constant involvement for Human Rights.