Status: Convicted Obert Masaraure 23 May 2024Human rights defender Obert Masaraure appearing in Rotten Row Court after being convicted for Social Media Post Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #Zimbabwe
Status: Attacked Chris Owalla 19 February 2024Human rights defender Chris Owalla brutally attacked Violations #Other Harassment #Raid / Break-in / Theft #Physical Attack Location #Region: Africa #Kenya
Status: House Arrest Zola Ferreira Bambi 15 January 2024Human Rights Lawyer Zola Ferreira Bambi unlawfully placed under “house arrest” Violations #Verbal Abuse #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Angola
Status: Released Mamadou Billo Bah 6 December 2023Human rights defenders Oumar Sylla, Ibrahima Diallo and Mamadou Billo Bah released and freed of all charges Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Africa #Guinea
Status: Released Ibrahima Diallo 6 December 2023Human rights defenders Oumar Sylla, Ibrahima Diallo and Mamadou Billo Bah released and freed of all charges Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Africa #Guinea
Status: Released Oumar Sylla 6 December 2023Human rights defenders Oumar Sylla, Ibrahima Diallo and Mamadou Billo Bah released and freed of all charges Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Africa #Guinea
Status: Released Thomas Razafindremaka 27 November 2023Human Rights Defender Thomas Razafindremaka sentenced to two years in prison Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Madagascar
Barry Ahmed Newton Location #Region: Africa #Burkina Faso Rights #Human Rights #Elections / Good Governance #Freedom of Expression #Journalism
Issaka Lingani Location #Region: Africa #Burkina Faso Rights #Human Rights #Freedom of Expression #Journalism
Inoussa Ouédraogo Location #Region: Africa #Burkina Faso Rights #Elections / Good Governance #Freedom of Expression #Journalism
Touré Naïm Location #Region: Africa #Burkina Faso Rights #Human Rights #Freedom of Expression #Protests / Assembly
Ethiopian Human Rights Council Organization Location #Region: Africa #Ethiopia Rights #Human Rights #Elections / Good Governance #Impunity / Justice #Prisoner Rights
Gamito dos Santos Carlos Location #Region: Africa #Mozambique Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Elections / Good Governance
15 September 2021 by Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director A Tribute to Human Rights Defender Rafiq Hajat Rights #Human Rights Locations #Region: Africa #Malawi
Statement Burkina Faso: Concern over Wanted Notices issued and ongoing death threats against human rights defenders Rights #Freedom of Expression #Corruption Violations #Smear Campaign #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Burkina Faso
Statement Halt Crackdown Against Human Rights Groups in Ethiopia Rights #Human Rights Violations #Surveillance #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Ethiopia
Statement Concern at increasing crackdown on civil society in Ethiopia following threats against the Ethiopian Human Rights Council Organization (EHRCO) Rights #Human Rights #Elections / Good Governance #Impunity / Justice #Prisoner Rights #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants Violations #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Ethiopia