Safaa Al-Saray
HRD
Safaa Al-Saray was a social media blogger who focused on promoting civil and political rights in Iraq, and who had participated in anti-corruption demonstrations in 2011, 2013 and 2015. In October 2019, Safaa Al-Saray was struck on his head by a tear gas cannister shot at him as he participated in demonstrations in Baghdad. He died from his injuries shortly afterwards.
Safaa Al-SarayCases
Human rights defenders in Iraq have been subjected to attack, harassment, arbitrary arrest and detention without trial. Despite the fact that Iraq became a party to the Convention Against Torture in July 2011, torture and ill-treatment in camps and detention centres remains widespread, including against imprisoned human rights defenders and democracy activists.
