#Region: Africa Cases

Region: AfricaCases

Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ)

17 January 2022

Arrest of sixteen human rights defenders and members of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ)

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Africa

Police Violence

Women's Observatory

16 December 2021

Police violence against 20 WHRDs & members of the Women’s Observatory

#Physical Attack

#Region: Africa

Harassment and Threats

Kizito Bin Hangi

16 December 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo: Harassment and death threats against human rights defender Kizito Bin Hangi

#Judicial Harassment

#Other Harassment

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Africa

#Democratic Republic of Congo

Charges dropped

Hopewell Chin'ono

Hopewell Chin’ono

7 December 2021

Charges against human rights defender and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono nullified

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Africa

29 November 2021

Case against WHRD Alice Kuvheya dismissed

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Africa

Arbitrary Arrest

10 November 2021

LUCHA members Parfait Muhani and Ghislain Muhiwa provisionally released

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Africa

#Democratic Republic of Congo

Judicial Harassment

Bob Micheni Njagi

Judicial harassment of land rights defender Bob Micheni Njagi

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Africa

Arbitrary Arrest

Franck Balimbasa

24 September 2021

Arbitrary detention and ill-treatement of HRD Franck Balimbasa

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Africa

#Democratic Republic of Congo

Charges dropped

Florence Orishaba

13 September 2021

All charges against woman human rights defender Florence Orishaba dropped

#Judicial Harassment

#Sexual Violence / Sexual Harassment

#Region: Africa

13 September 2021

Human rights defender Oumar Sylla released from prison

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Africa

Hafiz Haron fined and released

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Africa

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