Sana Ben Achour
{{Short description|Tunisian academic, jurist and activist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sana Ben Achour
| native_name = سناء بن عاشور
| native_name_lang = ar
| image = Hafidha Chekir, Sana Ben Achour, Ansar Mnawer et Khedija Cherif, à El Mechtel, le 9 Mars 2018.jpg
| caption = Hafidha Chekir, Sana Ben Achour, Ansar Mnawer and Khedija Cherif, 2018
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1955}}
| birth_place = La Marsa, Tunisia
| occupation = Academic, lawyer, and activist
| title = Professor of Public Law, University of Carthage
Faculty of Legal, Political, and Social Sciences, University of Carthage
| known_for =
| parents =
| father = Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour
| relatives = Yadh Ben Achour (brother)
Muhammad al-Tahir ibn Ashur (grandfather)
}}
Sana Ben Achour ({{langx|ar|سناء بن عاشور}}, born 1955) is a Tunisian academic, lawyer and activist, and a specialist in public law. She is a professor of public law at the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences at the University of Carthage. She is active in several feminist organisations, and has founded a women's refuge shelter.
Early life
Sana Ben Achour was born in La Marsa, Tunisia in 1955, daughter of the theologian Mohamed Fadhel Ben Achour (1909–1970).{{cite web|url=http://www.fanoos.com/society/sana_ben_achour.html|title=Sana Ben Achour|author=|date=|website=www.fanoos.com|accessdate=8 November 2017}} She is the sister of Rafâa and Yadh Ben Achour.{{cite web|url=http://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2016/08/10/sana-ben-achour-refuse-detre-decoree-par-beji-caid-essebsi/|title=Sana Ben Achour refuse d’être décorée par Béji Caïd Essebsi - Kapitalis|author=|date=10 August 2016|website=kapitalis.com|accessdate=8 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lesitesfaxien.net/sfax/sfax-aujourd-hui/opinions/315-sana-ben-achour-et-la-loi-tunisienne-sur-l-heritage|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109022849/http://www.lesitesfaxien.net/sfax/sfax-aujourd-hui/opinions/315-sana-ben-achour-et-la-loi-tunisienne-sur-l-heritage|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 November 2017|title=Sana BEN ACHOUR et la loi tunisienne sur l'héritage.|first=Mounir Ben|last=Aicha|date=|website=www.lesitesfaxien.net|accessdate=8 November 2017}}
Career
Ben Achour's career has focused on legal education and scientific research in law, and her work covers four main areas: urbanism and cultural heritage, Tunisian law during the colonial period, the status of women, and democracy and civil liberties.{{cite web|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/savoirs-et-connaissances/article/2007/10/02/sana-ben-achour-femmes-et-droit-en-islam_960951_3328.html|title=Sana Ben Achour : Femmes et droit en islam|author=|date=2 October 2007|publisher=Le Monde |accessdate=8 November 2017|via=Le Monde}}
An activist committed to equality and citizenship, she is involved with several organizations: the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (Association tunisienne des femmes démocrates - ATFD), of which she has been the president, the Association of University Women for Research and Development, and the Collective Maghreb 95 Equality.{{cite web|url=https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2011/10/20/une-campagne-au-fort-accent-misogyne|title=TUNISIE. Une campagne au fort accent misogyne|author=|date=24 October 2011|website=courrierinternational.com|accessdate=8 November 2017}} She is a member of the Higher Committee for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and a founding member of the National Council for Liberties in Tunisia.
In 2012, she founded a women's refuge shelter, Beity (translation: My Home), for single mothers and other women in need, including poor and abused women.{{cite web|url=https://arabianwomensnetwork.com/2017/10/09/arab-women-bbc-100-women-list/|title=26 Arab women in 3 years: A look at BBC's 100 Women list - Arabian Women’s Network|author=|date=9 October 2017|website=arabianwomensnetwork.com|accessdate=8 November 2017}} Ben Achour is also a member of the Tunisian human rights League.[https://www.franceculture.fr/personne-sana-ben-achour.html Biography of Sana Ben Achour]
In 2015, she was included in the BBC's 100 Women,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-34745739|title=BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?|date=17 November 2015|work=BBC News|access-date=17 August 2019|language=en-GB}} celebrating 21st century women worldwide.
In August 2016, she declined to receive the Order of the Republic from the President of Tunisia, Béji Caïd Essebsi in protest at the treatment of women in her country.
Publications
- Violences à l'égard des femmes: les lois du genre, Tunis, Réseau euro-méditerranéen des droits de l'homme, 2016
- Dictionnaire des termes et des expressions de la constitution tunisienne, Tunis, Faculté des sciences juridiques de Tunis, 2017, (With Rafâa Ben Achour, Sarra Maaouia Kacem, Mouna Kraiem Dridi et Amira Chaouch)
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Category:Tunisian women lawyers
Category:Academic staff of Carthage University
Category:20th-century Tunisian lawyers
Category:Tunisian women activists
Category:21st-century Tunisian lawyers
Category:20th-century women lawyers
Category:21st-century women lawyers
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