Status: Released Gift Trapence 1 October 2020Case withdrawn against human rights defenders Macdonald Sembereka and Gift Trapence Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Malawi
Status: Released Eman Al-Helw 22 September 2020WHRD Eman Al-Helw released Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Egypt
Status: Arbitrary Detention Tasneem Al-Qadi 16 September 2020Tasneem Al-Qadi to be released on bail Violations #Arbitrary detention #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Detained Mohsen Bahnasi 1 September 2020HRD Mohsen Bahnasi released Violations #Arbitrary detention #COVID-19 Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Egypt
Status: Deceased People’s Law Office 28 August 2020Human rights lawyer Ebru Timtik dies on hunger strike Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE
Status: Harassment Hala Khalid Abugroun 26 August 2020Arbitrary detention of woman human rights defender Hala Khalid Abugroun Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan
Status: Charges dropped Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) 24 August 2020Charges dropped against ARTUZ HRDs Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Questioning / Interrogation Location #Region: Africa #Zimbabwe
Status: Released Mahmoud Nawajaa 21 August 2020Mahmoud Nawajaa released Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Detained Muhammad Al-Zughair 18 August 2020Administrative detention of HRD Muhammad Al-Zughair renewed Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #COVID-19 Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Charges dropped George Makoni 18 August 2020Charges dropped against seven HRDs Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Questioning / Interrogation Location #Region: Africa #Zimbabwe
Status: Imprisoned Jafar Azimzadeh 17 August 2020Jafar Azimzadeh transferred to hospital in critical condition Violations #Arbitrary detention #COVID-19 Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran