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IN 2019, AT LEAST
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DEFENDERS WERE KILLED
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[ 2021-02-24 ] Belarus: Human rights defender Dzmitry Salauyou sentenced to 12 days administrative detention | ||||||||
Name | Region / country | Alert | nature of alert | field of action | specific field of action | Gender | profile | more |
Dzmitry Salauyou | Europe and Central Asia / Belarus | Judicial abuses | Judicial Harassment | Civil and Political Rights | Democracy and elections | Male | NGO/ Grassroots group member | |
[ 2021-02-19 ] Marruecos/Sáhara Occidental: Deterioro del estado de salud de Mohamed Lamin Haddi | ||||||||
Name | Region / country | Alert | nature of alert | field of action | specific field of action | Gender | profile | more |
Mohamed Lamin Haddi | Africa / Western Sahara | Physical violence | Denial of access to health treatment | Civil and Political Rights | Self-determination | Male | NGO/ Grassroots group member | |
[ 2021-02-19 ] Egypt: Arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of master's student Ahmed Samir Santawy | ||||||||
Name | Region / country | Alert | nature of alert | field of action | specific field of action | Gender | profile | more |
Ahmed Samir Santawy | Middle East and North Africa / Egypt | Judicial abuses | Detention | Civil and Political Rights | Women‘s rights / Gender | Male | Researcher (Academic) | |
[ 2021-02-17 ] Western Sahara: Ongoing harassment and intimidation against Sahrawi human rights defender | ||||||||
Name | Region / country | Alert | nature of alert | field of action | specific field of action | Gender | profile | more |
Sultana Khaya | Africa / Western Sahara | Intimidation | Physical attacks | Civil and Political Rights | Self-determination | Female | Activist | |
[ 2021-02-17 ] Turkey: Woman human rights defender Eren Keskin sentenced | ||||||||
Name | Region / country | Alert | nature of alert | field of action | specific field of action | Gender | profile | more |
Eren Keskin | Europe and Central Asia / Turkey | Judicial abuses | Judicial Harassment | Civil and Political Rights | Impunity / Justice | Female | NGO/ Grassroots group member | |
[ 2021-02-16 ] Iran: Women human rights rights defenders Najmeh Vahedi and Hoda Amid convicted | ||||||||
Name | Region / country | Alert | nature of alert | field of action | specific field of action | Gender | profile | more |
Hoda Amid | Asia & the Pacific / Iran | Judicial abuses | Judicial Harassment | Gender and Sexual rights | Women‘s rights / Gender | Female | Activist | |