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Djamila Boupacha
War of Independence (late 1950s)Algiers
📖Their story
A young Algerian militant arrested in 1960, Djamila Boupacha publicly denounced the torture she suffered, with the help of her lawyer Gisèle Halimi and writer Simone de Beauvoir.
⭐Why they matter
Her case became an international landmark in exposing the use of torture during the Algerian war.
💡Did you know?
Pablo Picasso drew her portrait, which appeared on the cover of a famous book about her case.