Latifa Habachi

Latifa Habachi (born 13 August 1972) is a Tunisian lawyer and politician who is a member of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People.

Early life and education

Habachi was born on 13 August 1972 in Tunis to a family of twelve children.[1] She attended secondary school at Omrane Superior. She has a master's degree and diploma in legal sciences from the Faculty of Law in Tunis.

Career

Habachi began working as a lawyer in 1995. She is Vice President of the Tunisian Association of Young Lawyers and has volunteered on political trials.[1] She participated in a demonstration of lawyers after the Self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi.[1] On 31 December 2010, she was abducted by militia while in court.[1]

Habachi became a member of the Islamist movement while at university. In 2011, she was elected as a member of the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia to represent the Ennahda Movement for the constituency of Manouba. She helped draft the 2014 Constitution.[2][3]

Habachi was reappointed in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People in 2014, one of 42 female members.[4] In 2014, Habachi and Sana Mersni proposed an amendment to the constitution to give the government power to nominate members of the judiciary. It was strongly opposed by Popular Front and Democratic Bloc opposition members and led to a call from the Tunisian Judges' Syndicate for strikes,[5] but was accepted by 109 votes.[6] Habachi is the vice-chair of the Committee on General Legislation.[7]

In 2016, Habachi participated in an international coalition of women called "The Women's Boat for Gaza", seeking an end to the blockade of the Gaza Strip.[2][8][9]

Personal life

Habachi is married and has three sons.[1] She began wearing the veil at age sixteen, but stopped for a number of years after she was banned from working and her husband nearly imprisoned.[1]

References
  1. "Voilées ou pas : l'union sacrée des Tunisiennes". Elle (in French). 4 March 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. Hamilton, Lisagay (21 September 2016). "Why I am on the Women's Boat to Gaza". Counter Punch. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. Måseidvåg Selvik, Lisa-Marie (May 2016). Constitution-making in Tunisia – an analysis of contentious constitutional issues in the process of drafting the 2014-constitution (PDF) (Thesis). University of Oslo.
  4. "Tunisian Women Fight to Keep the Jasmine Revolution alive". Euro News. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. "Parties Clash Over Judicial Oversight, Judges Threaten Strike". TN News. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. Blibech, Fadhel; Driss, Ahmed; Longo, Pietro (February 2014). Citizenship in Post-Awakening Tunisia: Power Shifts and Conflicting Perceptions (PDF) (Report). University l’Orientale in Naples.
  7. "Latifa Habachi : la composition du haut conseil de la justice est fixée par la constitution". CAP radio. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  8. "La Député Latifa Habachi rejoint Le Bateau des femmes pour Gaza" (in French). Feems Maghrebines. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  9. "Photos: 'The Women's boat to Gaza' prepare to set sail". Middle East Monitor. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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