Sihem Bensedrine is a Tunisian journalist and human rights activist. In 2005, she was honored with the Oxfam Novib/PEN Award.
Sihem Bensedrine, in January 2012
Truth and Dignity Commission (Tunisia)
The Truth and Dignity Commission is an independent tribunal established by law in Tunisia on 23 December 2013 and formally launched on 9 June 2014 by then-President Moncef Marzouki. Established following the Tunisian Revolution, its purpose is to investigate gross human rights violations committed by the Tunisian State since 1955 and to provide compensation and rehabilitation to victims. The Commission was given a four-year mandate with the possibility of a one-year extension. Its president is the human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine.
Sihem Bensedrine, President of the Commission, speaking in 2012