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  • NameTarek Al-Selkawi
  • RoleHuman rights lawyer; defender of detainees and advocate for legal reform in Egypt
  • CountryEgypt
  • ArrestedNov 2018
  • StatusImprisoned (serving sentence)
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Tarek Al-Selkawi is a human rights lawyer who defended detainees and pressed for legal reform. Arrested in 2018, he was tortured in custody, leaving his left arm and leg paralyzed. He now moves by wheelchair and is serving fifteen years in Gamasa Prison.