#Arbitrary detention Cases

Arbitrary detentionCases

Committee Against Torture

Committee against Torture (CAT)

4 February 2021

Seven members of the CAT detained while monitoring protests in Russia

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Europe and Central Asia

#Russian Federation

Sinzeri Nabeza Jolie

26 January 2021

WHRD Sinzeri Nabeza Jolie released

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Africa

#Democratic Republic of Congo

Sentence Upheld

Konan Yao Hubert

Konan Yao Hubert

17 December 2020

Sentence of human rights defender Konan Yao Hubert upheld

#Judicial Harassment

#Arbitrary detention

#Physical Attack

#Region: Africa

#Côte d'Ivoire

Arbitrarily Detained

Carlos Rodríguez

16 November 2020

Arbitrary detention of HRD Carlos Rodríguez

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Americas

Released, Criminal Proceeding

César Hernández

5 November 2020

Defenders of the rights of indigenous peoples in Chilón will continue their criminal proceedings in freedom

#Arbitrary detention

#Physical Attack

#Region: Americas

Séverin Le Juste Bikoko

3 November 2020

Séverin Le Juste Bikoko Found Guilty and Fined

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Africa

Mekfoula

Mekfoula Mint Brahim

28 October 2020

Five HRDs sentenced and released

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Africa

José Luis Gutiérrez

22 October 2020

Arbitrary detention and physical attacks against indigenous defenders

#Arbitrary detention

#Physical Attack

#Region: Americas

Farhad Meysami

14 October 2020

HRD Farhad Meysami spends eight days in solitary confinement after contracting COVID-19

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Conditional discharge

Sarasvathi Muthu

Sarasvathy Muthu

Sarasvathy Muthu granted discharge

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Asia Pacific

Reverend Macdonald Sembereka

Case withdrawn against human rights defenders Macdonald Sembereka and Gift Trapence

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Africa

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