Topic: Arbitrary Detention
-
Arnon Nampa
Arnon Nampa is a human rights activist and lawyer who is facing numerous criminal charges in Thailand related to alleged criticisms of the monarchy. Arnon has been convicted of violating Sections 112 (lèse majesté) and 116 (sedition) of the Thai Criminal Code, the Computer Crimes Act, the Emergency Decree, the Public Assembly Act, and the…
-
The criminalization of Ugandans protesting the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)
These cases concern violations of the freedom of assembly and the freedom of expression in Uganda, where environmental defenders protesting the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have faced criminal charges for peacefully demonstrating against the project.
-
Samira Sabou Case
Samira Sabou, an award-winner journalist from Niger, has been criminalized for publishing posts about issues of public interest on her official accounts on social media. Sabou has published about alleged misuses of funds by the Ministry of Defence and drug trafficking in Niger. Sabou has been charged with “defamation by a means of electronic communication”…
-
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) v. Nigeria
SERAP filed a petition before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) contesting the Nigerian government’s attempt to pass two bills that would allow authorities to gag the media and impose harsh and arbitrary punishments on media personnel.