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Pre-Trial Detention

Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe

Human rights defender Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe unfairly charged and placed in provisional detention

#Judicial Harassment

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Africa

Judicial Harassment

Imtithal Abdelfadeel

Detention and illegal harassment of human rights defender Imtithal Abdelfadeel

#Judicial Harassment

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Africa

Montaser Abddullah

Human rights defender Montaser Abdullah may face the death penalty

#Judicial Harassment

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Africa

Forced into exile

Human rights defender Adam H. forced into exile

#Other Harassment

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Africa

Forced into exile

Woman human rights defender Shadia Cabdi forced into exile

#Other Harassment

#Physical Attack

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Africa

Zakarie Y. Abdirahman

Harassment and intimidation against human rights defender Zakarie Y. Abdirahman

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Africa

Arbitrarily Suspended

Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR)

27 November 2024

Arbitrary suspension of civil society organisations

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Africa

#Region: AfricaHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

#Region: Africa

#Civil & Political Rights

Francis Mutunge Mwangi

#Region: Africa

#Impunity / Justice

#Region: Africa

#Enforced Disappearances

#Civil & Political Rights

#Region: Africa

#Civil & Political Rights

Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe

#Region: Africa

#Elections / Good Governance

Sylvester Namiwa

#Region: Africa

#Civil & Political Rights

#Elections / Good Governance

Abubakr Mansour Abdela

#Region: Africa

Media

UPR Mauritania 2021

Location

#Region: Africa #Mauritania

Media

UPR Angola 2019

Location

#Region: Africa #Angola

Media

Location

#Region: Africa #Chad

Blog

15 September 2021 by Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director

A Tribute to Human Rights Defender Rafiq Hajat

Rights

Locations

#Region: Africa #Malawi

Statement

Kenya: Arbitrary detention of human rights defenders and violent attack on women human rights defenders amid severe repression of civil society

Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Africa #Kenya

Statement

Sudan: Human rights defender Abubakr Mansour Abdela sentenced to 20 years in prison

Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention

Location

#Sudan #Region: Africa

Statement

Democratic Republic of Congo: Urgent call for the protection of human rights defenders amid escalating violence in Eastern DRC

Rights

#Enforced Disappearances

Violations

#Enforced Disappearance #Arbitrary detention #Violence #Killing

Location

#Region: Africa #Democratic Republic of Congo