Status: DetainedMohad Gasmi21 January 2021Mohad Gasmi’s case transferred to the Criminal CourtViolations #Arbitrary detentionLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#AlgeriaTake Action
Status: DetainedRamy Kamel20 January 2021Human rights defender Ramy Kamel health deterioratingViolations #Judicial Harassment#Arbitrary detention#Raid / Break-in / Theft#Threats / IntimidationLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#EgyptTake Action
Status: DetainedHamza Nasri19 January 2021Detention of human rights defender Hamza NasriViolations #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#TunisiaTake Action
Status: ChargedSami Huraini14 January 2021HRD Sami Huraini ChargedViolations #Judicial Harassment#Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Occupied Palestinian TerritoryTake Action
Status: ImprisonedSam Rajabi11 January 2021Sam Rajabi granted leave to attend mother’s funeral after denial of visitation prior to her deathViolations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment#COVID-19Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa#IranTake Action
Status: DetainedIbrahim Ezz El-Din8 January 2021HRD Ibrahim Ezz El-Din accused in new case Violations #Enforced Disappearance#Judicial Harassment#Arbitrary detentionLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#EgyptTake Action
Status: Sentenced & Travel BanLoujain Al-Hathloul28 December 2020Loujain Al-Hathloul SentencedViolations #Judicial Harassment#Travel Ban#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment#Torture / Ill-TreatmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Saudi ArabiaTake Action
18 October 2016High Price for Human Rights Activism in the Middle East Rights #Human Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Cyber-Activism #Freedom of Association #Freedom of ExpressionViolations #Defamation #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Torture / Ill-TreatmentLocations #Region: Middle East and North Africa
14 August 2019 by Andrew AndersonIt is human rights defenders who through their struggle define human rights Rights #Student Rights / Education #Torture / Police Brutality #LGBT+ Rights #Environmental Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Citizen Participation #Freedom of Expression #Imprisonment #Protests / Assembly #CorruptionViolations #Reprisals #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention #KillingLocations #Global #Region: Asia Pacific #China #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia #Region: Americas #Brazil
26 April 2019 by Andrew AndersonGloss, Not Glory: The Dangerous Game of Sportswashing Rights #Torture / Police Brutality #Gender/Women's Rights #Impunity / Justice #Prisoner Rights #CorruptionViolations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Torture / Ill-TreatmentLocations #Azerbaijan #Spain #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia #United Arab Emirates (UAE) #Yemen #Senegal
StatementOpen letter to the Prime Minister of Denmark to take immediate action to free Abdulhadi Al-KhawajaRights #Human Rights #Freedom of Association #Protests / AssemblyViolations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-TreatmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Bahrain
StatementMartin Ennals Award Finalists 2021 shine a light on abuses in authoritarian statesRights #Human RightsViolations #Enforced Disappearance #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-TreatmentLocation #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Tajikistan #Region: Asia Pacific #China #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia
StatementBahrain is not a credible candidate for the Presidency of the UN Human Rights CouncilRights #Human RightsViolations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-TreatmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Bahrain