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- NameAli Akram al-Bayati
- RolePhysician and human rights defender; former Commissioner of Iraq's High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR), documenting violations during the 2019 protests
- CountryIraq
- Arrested6 Feb 2022
- StatusAt liberty
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Ali Akram al-Bayati, a physician and former IHCHR Commissioner, was placed under investigation for defamation in 2022 for documenting torture claims while serving Iraq's national human rights institution. The case was closed in 2022, and he left Iraq fearing reprisals.