Walid Selim

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Country(ies) of nationality
HRD's year of birth
1980
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
  • Lawyer
HRD's thematic area of engagement
  • Civil and political rights
HRD's Picture
HRD's bio and work

Walid Selim is an Egyptian lawyer known for his human rights activism and legal defense of political detainees. He has had a positive impact by advocating for the rule of law and defending the rights of the oppressed in Egypt.

HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
  • Africa: Northern Africa
Geolocation of detention

Latitude: 26.488929120999874

Longitude: 29.54612788730259

Geolocation of detention
Detained since
Oct 23, 2018
Current Status
In prison (pre-trial)
Charge(s)
  • Other
  • Spreading fake news
Recent case update / evolution

In August 2024, he was formally referred to trial.

Any other relevant documents

Joint communication, UN special procedures, AL EGY 5/2021: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=26441

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