human rights defender
Abdul Samad Formuli
Actions and Campaigns
Urgent support needed
Financial assistance Relocation to a safe place through a humanitarian visa
Organization affiliation
- Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA)
HRD's year of birth
1986
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- NGO member
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Abdul Samad Formuli is an advocate for human rights, democracy, and education rights. He served as an advisor at the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), promoting civil rights and training youth and women.
Detained since
Feb 17, 2022
Date of release
Jun 1, 2022
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
Sentence
He was held in GDI's detention facilities for 105 days, without being sentenced
Latitude: 34.53122619304239
Longitude: 69.19535836032668
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Kabul
Location of detention - Facility
Directorate 40 of General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI)
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
He was subjected to severe physical abuse, prolonged sleep deprivation, inhumane detention conditions with denial of basic needs, threats of death, and psychological torture, including harm to family members, resulting in serious physical and mental suffering.
Any other relevant documents
https://youtu.be/rdNO_AwY_ac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlQjOEGq0fs
https://www.facebook.com/farhad.AbrarAbb/videos/1618612388228998/
https://www.facebook.com/farhad.AbrarAbb/videos/1650666661690237/
https://fb.watch/gk_HK9gNwH/
https://fb.watch/gk_JeR41XW/
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