صالح محمود عثمان

Salih Mahmoud Osman has practiced law in Sudan since 1982. He specialises in criminal law, civil law and human rights. He was an elected MP in the Sudanese national parliament (National Assembly) in 2005 - 2010. He is a member of the Parliamentary Legislative Committee (working on law reform to bring Sudanese laws in conformity with international human rights standards). He has worked with the American Bar Association (ABA) providing legal expertise on the protection of civilians in conflict zones, since 2006. He was awarded the Prize of Best Human Rights Defender by Human Rights Watch (2005), the Prize of Best International Human Rights Defender by the ABA (2006) and the EU Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought (2007).