Michel Tubiana | |
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Born | 24 November 1952 |
Died | 2 October 2021
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | (aged 68)
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Jurist Lawyer |
Michel Tubiana (24 November 1952 – 2 October 2021) was a French jurist and lawyer. [1] He served as President of the Human Rights League of France from 2000 to 2005.
Born in Algiers in 1952, Tubiana's family moved to Paris in 1962. His father was a judge with the tribunal de commerce and his mother raised him and his two brothers. In 1967, he became a militant of the Jeunesse communiste révolutionnaire , a Trotskyist youth organization. In 1972, as a law student, he became involved with Freemasonry, the Fédération du Droit Humain, and the Grand Orient de France. He protested the assassination of Salvador Allende in 1973. [2]
In 1974, Tubiana officially became a lawyer. He defended Klaus Croissant, lawyer of the Red Army Faction, and was involved in the trial of Maurice Papon, [2] although he was primarily a corporate lawyer. On 12 June 2000, he succeeded Henri Leclerc as President of the Human Rights League. He stayed in office until 12 June 2005. [2]
On 27 January 2014, Le Monde alleged that Tubiana and others were guilty of tax evasion in Switzerland with HSBC Private Bank as part of Swiss Leaks. [3] Notably, he opposed the extradition of far-left Italian terrorist Cesare Battisti. [4]
Michel Tubiana died on 2 October 2021 at the age of 68. [5]
Michel Tubiana | |
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Born | 24 November 1952 |
Died | 2 October 2021
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | (aged 68)
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Jurist Lawyer |
Michel Tubiana (24 November 1952 – 2 October 2021) was a French jurist and lawyer. [1] He served as President of the Human Rights League of France from 2000 to 2005.
Born in Algiers in 1952, Tubiana's family moved to Paris in 1962. His father was a judge with the tribunal de commerce and his mother raised him and his two brothers. In 1967, he became a militant of the Jeunesse communiste révolutionnaire , a Trotskyist youth organization. In 1972, as a law student, he became involved with Freemasonry, the Fédération du Droit Humain, and the Grand Orient de France. He protested the assassination of Salvador Allende in 1973. [2]
In 1974, Tubiana officially became a lawyer. He defended Klaus Croissant, lawyer of the Red Army Faction, and was involved in the trial of Maurice Papon, [2] although he was primarily a corporate lawyer. On 12 June 2000, he succeeded Henri Leclerc as President of the Human Rights League. He stayed in office until 12 June 2005. [2]
On 27 January 2014, Le Monde alleged that Tubiana and others were guilty of tax evasion in Switzerland with HSBC Private Bank as part of Swiss Leaks. [3] Notably, he opposed the extradition of far-left Italian terrorist Cesare Battisti. [4]
Michel Tubiana died on 2 October 2021 at the age of 68. [5]