Status: Detained Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe 15 July 2026One year after his arrest, human rights defender Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe remains in custody Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Benin #Region: Africa
Status: On trial Maximilienne Ngo Mbe 6 July 2026Trial against woman human rights defender Maximilienne Ngo Mbe postponed again after prosecution reports REDHAC case file missing Violations #Reprisals #Defamation #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Cameroon
Status: Abducted Dr. Sarah Bireete 2 July 2026Abduction, repeated raids and ongoing surveillance of woman human rights defender Dr. Sarah Bireete Violations #Reprisals #Surveillance #Other Harassment #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Africa #Uganda
Status: On trial Prince Tommy Williams 2 June 2026Judicial harassment against defenders of Lifeline Nehemiah Projects Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Sierra Leone
Status: On trial Mohammed Turay 2 June 2026Judicial harassment against defenders of Lifeline Nehemiah Projects Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Sierra Leone
Status: On trial Lifeline Nehemiah Projects 2 June 2026Judicial harassment against defenders of Lifeline Nehemiah Projects Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Sierra Leone
Status: Released Warda Ahmed Souleimane 21 November 2025Warda Ahmed Souleimane released under judicial supervision Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #Mauritania
Status: Judicial harassment REDHAC 5 November 2025Third hearing in the ongoing judicial harassment of women human rights defenders Alice Nkom and Maximilienne Ngo Mbe Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Africa #Cameroon
Status: Judicial harassment Alice Angèle Nkom 5 November 2025Third hearing in the ongoing judicial harassment of women human rights defenders Alice Nkom and Maximilienne Ngo Mbe Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Africa #Cameroon
Status: Assaulted Dr. Luís Cordeiro Vaz Martins 5 November 2025Abduction and beating of human rights defender Dr. Luís Cordeiro Vaz Martins Violations #Physical Attack Location #Guinea-Bissau #Region: Africa
Status: Forced into exile Adam H. 9 January 2025Human rights defender Adam H. forced into exile Violations #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Somalia
