deportation

Egypt: Deportation of Bahraini human rights defender Mr Nabeel Rajabposted on: 2012/04/13

On 11 April 2012, prominent Bahraini HRD Mr Nabeel Rajab was stopped upon arrival at Cairo International Airport and subsequently denied entry to Egypt and ordered to leave the country.

Uganda: Deportation of four Kenyan human rights defenders posted on: 2011/04/14

On 13 April 2011 human rights defenders Mr Samuel Mohochi, Mr Hassan Omar Hassan, Mr Hussain Khalid, and Mr Muhdhar Khitamy were deported from Uganda, and returned to Kenya shortly after arriving at Entebbe airport. Samuel Mohochi is a trustee of the Kenya National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders; Hassan Omar Hassan is the Vice-Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR); Hussain Khalid is a member of Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI); and Muhdhar Khitamy is chairman of the Coast province branch of SUPKEM (the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims).