Elizabeth Siufi, honored in Washington in recognition of her role in combating human trafficking

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, honored Lebanese barrister Elizabeth Sioufi, the director of the Human Rights Institute at the Beirut Bar Association, in recognition of her effective role in challenging human trafficking during 2014 and for her role in raising awareness on this issue.  The event took place at the US State Department on Friday June 20th.  According to l’Orient le Jour, Sioufi was instrumental in calling for the adoption of the first law on trafficking in human I n 2012 in Lebanon and played an important role in developing a national strategy to counter this trend in Lebanon. Siufi expressed her proud with this recognition which will further encourage continuing her journey and hoping that human rights of every citizen will prevail across the world.
(Source: L’Orient le Jour 30 June 2014)