Lamiya Haji Bashar
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Lamiya Haji Bashar
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لمياء حجي بشار
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Haji Bashar in 2017
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Lamiya Haji Bashar
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| Citizenship | Germany |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Known for | Human rights activism, Sakharov Prize winner |
| Awards | Sakharov Prize (2016) |
Lamiya Haji Bashar (Arabic: لمياء حجي بشار) is a Yazidi human rights activist. She was awarded the Sakharov Prize jointly with Nadia Murad in 2016.[1]
Biography
Haji Bashar is from Kocho, near Sinjar, Iraq. In August 2014, along with Nadia Murad, she was abducted by Islamic State from the village and forced into sexual slavery.[2][3] She was also forced to make suicide vests.[2] She was sixteen years old at the time.[4]
Aided by her family who paid local smugglers, she escaped in April 2016, being injured by a land mine in the process. The explosion scarred her face.[4] She received medical treatment in Germany.[3] In October 2016, she and Murad were jointly awarded the Sakharov Prize; the ceremony took place in December 2016.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Sakharov prize: Yazidi women win EU freedom prize". BBC News. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b Kamali Dehghan, Saeed; Graham-Harrison, Emma (27 October 2016). "Yazidi women who escaped from Isis win EU human rights prize". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar winners of 2016 Sakharov Prize". European Parliament. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b Elias, Dakhil; Kajjo, Sirwan (2021-08-02). "7 Years After Islamic State Genocide, Yazidi Survivors Still Seeking Justice". Voice of America. Retrieved 2026-06-09.