Status: Detained José Luis Gutiérrez 22 October 2020Arbitrary detention and physical attacks against indigenous defenders Violations #Arbitrary detention #Physical Attack Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Status: Released Farhad Meysami 14 October 2020HRD Farhad Meysami spends eight days in solitary confinement after contracting COVID-19 Violations #Arbitrary detention #COVID-19 Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Conditional discharge Sarasvathy Muthu 6 October 2020Sarasvathy Muthu granted discharge Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #COVID-19 Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Malaysia
Status: Released Reverend Macdonald Sembereka 1 October 2020Case withdrawn against human rights defenders Macdonald Sembereka and Gift Trapence Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Malawi
Status: Released Gift Trapence 1 October 2020Case withdrawn against human rights defenders Macdonald Sembereka and Gift Trapence Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Malawi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