India: lawyer apprehended by the police
Event- Country
- India
- Initial Date
- May 7, 2023
- Event Description
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday morning picked up activist and lawyer Mohammed Shoaib of the legal aid group Rihai Manch, a letter from his wife to the police said.
Shoaib’s wife Malka Bi alleges that he was taken away around 7.15 am by a group of police personnel who declined to share the information about the action.
Shoaib is the founder of the legal aid group Rihai Manch which works for marginalised communities. In December 2019, he was arrested in connection with protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. He was granted bail on January 15, 2020.
A video of Shoaib being taken away from his house has also been shared by journalists on social media.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Rights Concerned
- Right to liberty and security
- HRD
- Community-based HRD
- Lawyer
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 26.844165462425085
Longitude: 80.93846689816996
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 7 May 2023, Mohammed Shoaib, lawyer and founder of the legal aid group Rihai Manch that works for marginalised communities, was picked up by the police at his residence without any declared reason in Lucknow, India.