On 27 June 2013, human rights defender John Abok was arrested and held in police custody over allegations of impersonation. Read the rest of this entry »
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Helping the police in Kenya can cost you dearly – human rights defender John Abok experienced it
June 30, 2013update: Abdullah Fairouz in Kuwait released on bail on 15 April 2013
April 15, 2013Having just reported on his trial, it is fair to add that today we were informed by
that human rights defender Abdullah Fairouz was released on bail on 15 April 2013 upon payment of 200 Kuwait Dinars (approximately €536). A court date has yet to be set. During his detention period, Abdullah Fairouz was not permitted access to his lawyer including during interrogation. The human rights defender reported that police officers insulted him whilst in detention.
For more information on this case see the urgent appeal <http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/22298> concerning his arrest on 11 April 2013.
Sayed Yousif Al-Muhafda temporarily freed in Bahrain
January 21, 2013In an earlier post of 18 December I reported that Sayed Yousif Al-Muhafda was detained (again). After the arrest of most leaders, he was one of the few left to continue the work of the courageous group, the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, and came to Geneva in October last year to represent the NGO as 2012 nominee of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.
A court in Bahrain on Thursday released him on bail pending trial for charges of spreading false news to harm security, according to Amnesty International. Al-Muhafda is scheduled to appear in court on January 29 2013 when witnesses are expected to testify. In view of earlier experience with HRDs on trial in Bahrain one should not expect too much.
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- Bahraini human rights defender Sayed Yousif Al-Muhafdha arrested again! (thoolen.wordpress.com)
- Bahrain court releases human rights activist on bail pending trial (jurist.org)
- Bahrain court grants bail to activist: Amnesty (dailystar.com.lb)
Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 