Status: Assault Sultana Khaya 20 December 2021Prominent Sahrawi WHRD Sultana Khaya once again sexually assaulted in her home Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack #Sexual Violence / Sexual Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Western Sahara
Status: Police Violence Women's Observatory 16 December 2021Police violence against 20 WHRDs & members of the Women’s Observatory Violations #Physical Attack Location #Region: Africa #Mozambique
Status: Harassment and Threats Kizito Bin Hangi 16 December 2021Democratic Republic of Congo: Harassment and death threats against human rights defender Kizito Bin Hangi Violations #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Democratic Republic of Congo
Status: Detained Mustafa Seidaliev 15 December 2021Human rights defender Mustafa Seidaliev detained Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Crimea #Ukraine
Status: Deceased Baktash Abtin 14 December 2021Human rights defender Baktash Abtin dies of COVID-19 complications Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Liu Dazhi 刘大志/Liu Yongze刘永泽 14 December 2021Human rights defender Liu Dazhi released Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Summoned for Prison Parvin Mohammadi 13 December 2021Woman human rights defender Parvin Mohammadi summoned for prison sentence Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Raid / Break-in / Theft #COVID-19 Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Patrick George Zaki 9 December 2021Release of detained human rights defenders Mohamed El-Baqer and Patrick George Zaki following presidential pardon Violations #Arbitrary detention #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Egypt
Status: Charged Igor Kalyapin 9 December 2021Charges against human rights defender Igor Kalyapin sustained Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Charges dropped Hopewell Chin’ono 7 December 2021Charges against human rights defender and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono nullified Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #Zimbabwe
Status: Home Searched Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi 30 November 2021Investigation against migrant rights defenders Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi closed Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Italy