Ren Quanniu was detained on 9 July on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” after he expressed concerns about his client and asking for an investigation into her condition while she was detained. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment.

Benedito Sabãois concerned for his safety and is unable to leave Mozambique as people believed to be members of the secret service police confiscated his documents. He is unable to meet his daily living costs in Maputo and has had to rely on the support of some local organizations.

Benedito Sabão is concerned for his safety and is unable to leave Mozambique as people believed to be members of the secret service police confiscated his documents. He is unable to meet his daily living costs in Maputo and has had to rely on the support of some local organizations.

Angolan youth activist, Francisco Mapanda, was charged with contempt of Court and subjected to a summary trial. He was sentenced to eight months in prison on 28 March.

Six men serving a one-year prison sentence for taking part in a peaceful protest in late December 2015 in Tamanrasset, southern Algeria, were released as part of a presidential pardon on 5 July. One other man, Dahmane Kerami, remains imprisoned.

The first two known Syrian refugees that became at risk of being forcibly returned to Turkey under the illegal EU-Turkey deal are challenging the decision on their asylum application before the Greek courts.

On 17 July, Cairo Criminal Court is due to review a judicial order to freeze the assets of five leading human rights defenders (HRDs), members of their family, an NGO and their staff.

Two prisoners of conscience remain in arbitrary detention in Dapaong, Northern Togo. The Appeal Court of Kara on 6 June rejected their request to be released on bail.

The court martial of 23 members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) for mutiny charges has been postponed to 6 September. Sixteen of the accused remain in custody. The authorities continue to subject the detainees to ill-treatment.