Education
She graduated from law school in 1999 and in 2001 started her work as lawyer
She graduated from law school in 1999 and in 2001 started her work as lawyer
Zaitouneh has documented human rights in Syria for the Local Coordination Committees of Syria. In the same year, Razan was one of the founders of the Human Rights Association in Syria (HRAS). In 2005, Razan Zaitouneh established SHRIL (the Syrian Human Rights Information Link), through which she continues to report about human rights violations in Syria.
On 27 October 2011, she was awarded the 2011 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought, jointly with four other Arabs.
She was previously awarded the Anna Politkovskaya Award by Reach All Women in War. In 2013 Razan Zaitouneh was granted the International Women of Courage Award.
She has been a member of the team of lawyers for defense of political prisoners since 2001. Since 2005, Razan Zaitouneh is also an active member of the Committee to Support Families of Political Prisoners in Syria.