Status: SentencedSherwan Sherwani 24 February 2021HRD Sherwan Sherwani sentenced to six years imprisonmentViolations #Judicial Harassment#Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Iraq
Status: ConvictedHoda Amid16 February 2021Women human rights rights defenders Najmeh Vahedi & Hoda Amid convictedViolations #Judicial Harassment#Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Iran
Status: ConvictedNajmeh Vahedi 16 February 2021Women human rights rights defenders Najmeh Vahedi & Hoda Amid convictedViolations #Judicial Harassment#Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Iran
Status: House Arrest & Physical Assualt Sultana Khaya15 February 2021Physical assault against woman human rights defender Sultana KhayaViolations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment#Violence#Physical AttackLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Western Sahara
Status: Conditionally ReleasedLoujain Al-Hathloul12 February 2021Loujain Al-Hathloul conditionally releasedViolations #Judicial Harassment#Travel Ban#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment#Torture / Ill-TreatmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Saudi Arabia
Status: KILLEDLokman Slim12 February 2021Killing of human rights defender Lokman SlimViolations #KillingLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Lebanon
Status: SentencedSoha Mortezaie10 February 2021WHRD Soha Mortezaie’s verdict upheldViolations #Judicial Harassment#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment#COVID-19Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Iran
Lokman SlimLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#LebanonRights #Human Rights#Civil & Political Rights
Sultana KhayaLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Western SaharaRights #Environmental Rights#Human Rights
Ahmed GhramLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#TunisiaRights #Human Rights#Citizen Participation
Sami HurainiLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Occupied Palestinian TerritoryRights #Freedom of Association#Self-Determination
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