Nasrin Sotoudeh: 2024 Aurora Humanitarian

Nasrin Sotoudeh: 2024 Aurora Humanitarian

Nasrin Sotoudeh is a lawyer and a human rights defender from Iran who has been defending opposition activists and political prisoners in the country for twenty years, oftentimes putting her own freedom and well-being at risk. Nasrin’s family has also paid a great personal cost for her fearless work, and the attorney herself has been imprisoned multiple times, including in solitary confinement. Since 2018, she has faced nine charges and has been sentenced to a combined 38 years in prison and 148 lashes. In spite of everything, this committed, brave, and compassionate woman remains unwavering in her quest to bring peace and justice to the people of Iran – and to do it by the letter of the law.