human rights defender
Gulfisha Fatima
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Gulfisha Fatima
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
HRD's year of birth
1993
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Academic
- Social and community leader
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Minorities’ rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released on bail
HRD's bio and work
Gulfisha Fatima (often known as Gul) is an Indian student activist, community organizer, and former radio jockey. An MBA graduate from Delhi University, she became an active organizer of women-led protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Seelampur and Jaffrabad, Northeast Delhi.
Detained since
Apr 9, 2020
Date of release
Jan 7, 2026
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Creating disturbances
- Damage to public property
- Other
- Subversion
- Terrorism
Sentence
The FIR 59/2020 was registered by the Delhi Police Special Cell, charging under multiple statutes:
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA): Section 13: Punishment for unlawful activities. Section 16: Punishment for terrorist act. Section 17: Punishment for raising funds for terrorist acts. Section 18: Punishment for conspiracy. Indian Penal Code (IPC): Section 120B: Criminal conspiracy. Section 302: Murder. Section 307: Attempt to murder. Section 124A: Sedition (prosecution stayed by Supreme Court orders, but remains in the charge sheet). Section 153A: Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion. Section 147 & 148: Rioting and rioting armed with deadly weapon. Section 149: Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object. Section 353: Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty. Section 186, 212, 395, 427, 435, 436, 452, 454: Assorting IPC sections relating to rioting, damage, and trespass. Arms Act, 1959: Sections 25 & 27: Possession and use of unlicensed arms. Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act, 1984: Sections 3 & 4: Mischief causing damage to public property.
Latitude: 28.614878297909964
Longitude: 77.10141824293368
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
New Delhi
Location of detention - Facility
Tihar Jail, New Delhi
Recent case update / evolution
The Supreme Court of India granted bail on 05 January 2026.
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 1993
- HRD's Gender
- Woman
- Type of HRD
- Academic
- Social and community leader
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Minorities’ rights
- HRD's Picture
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- PUCL, India
- HRD's bio and work
Gulfisha Fatima (often known as Gul) is an Indian student activist, community organizer, and former radio jockey. An MBA graduate from Delhi University, she became an active organizer of women-led protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Seelampur and Jaffrabad, Northeast Delhi.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- New Delhi
- Location of detention - Facility
- Tihar Jail, New Delhi
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 28.614878297909964
Longitude: 77.10141824293368
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Apr 9, 2020
- Current Status
- Released on bail
- Date of release
- Jan 7, 2026
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Creating disturbances
- Damage to public property
- Other
- Subversion
- Terrorism
- Sentence
The FIR 59/2020 was registered by the Delhi Police Special Cell, charging under multiple statutes:
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA): Section 13: Punishment for unlawful activities. Section 16: Punishment for terrorist act. Section 17: Punishment for raising funds for terrorist acts. Section 18: Punishment for conspiracy. Indian Penal Code (IPC): Section 120B: Criminal conspiracy. Section 302: Murder. Section 307: Attempt to murder. Section 124A: Sedition (prosecution stayed by Supreme Court orders, but remains in the charge sheet). Section 153A: Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion. Section 147 & 148: Rioting and rioting armed with deadly weapon. Section 149: Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object. Section 353: Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty. Section 186, 212, 395, 427, 435, 436, 452, 454: Assorting IPC sections relating to rioting, damage, and trespass. Arms Act, 1959: Sections 25 & 27: Possession and use of unlicensed arms. Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act, 1984: Sections 3 & 4: Mischief causing damage to public property.
- Recent case update / evolution
The Supreme Court of India granted bail on 05 January 2026.
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