Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, a Ugandan singer turned politician was arrested and later charged.

Journalist Samuel Ogundipe is being detained at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) headquarters.

Kamal Hassan Ramezan, a Syrian Kurd on death row in Iran, was removed from his cell. He has not been heard from since.

In recent closed-door discussions, the US and Mexico are considering declaring Mexico a “safe third country”.

Abdul Razeq Farraj was released from prison. He had spent 14 months in administrative detention without charge or trial.

Amal Fathy’s trial was postponed to 8 September in one case and her pre-trial detention renewed for 15 days in another.

Joaquim Costa Zangui, the National Youth Secretary of the Democratic Bloc, was abducted by unknown men on 12 August.

Three youths were released on 17 July. They had been sentenced to seven months in prison in April after an unfair trial.

Amada Martínez, Indigenous human rights defender, was threatened by armed men wearing uniforms of a hydroelectric plant.

Indigenous human rights defenders face sustained intimidation and threats of physical violence.