WLC Political Prisoners
Their Voices Are Our Resistance
Every unjust detention strengthens our call for freedom
WLC Political Prisoners Profiles
Foniké Menguè
WLC Leadership Council Member
Country: Guinea
“They cannot confiscate the power that belongs to the people. We will do everything to defeat what they are putting in place to stay in power. As sentinels of democracy, we continue our fight.”
Forcibly disappeared since: July 9, 2024
Status: No proof of life since his disappearance
“With all the repression, instead of harming us, it is revealing the tyranny and cruelty within them. We must continue protesting in the streets. Each time the monster of tyranny and injustice will be laid bare.”
Forcibly disappeared since: December 10, 2024
Status: No access to lawyers and family
Jesús Armas
WLC Member
Country: Venezuela
Theary Seng
WLC Honorary Member
Country: Cambodia
“I am ready and prepared to go to the notorious Cambodian prison for my political opinions, for my beliefs, for my belief in democracy, for my belief in freedom.”
Detained since: June 14, 2022
Sentence: Six years in prison (June 2022)
“Shall I die or live, be detained or released – what we have achieved will not go back. Remanding me in captivity or silencing my voice can only postpone the revolution. It cannot stop the movement.”
Forcibly disappeared since: June 20, 2025
Status: In trial
Victoire Ingabire
WLC Member
Country: Rwanda
Succes Masra
WLC Member
Country: Chad
“The need for change is there, the demand for change is there, and the project for change is understood by our People, since it is their patiently-built project for a Chad reconciled in Justice and Equality, a Chad for all with all.”
Detained since: May 16, 2025
Sentence: Twenty years in prison (August 2025)
“No reforms, no election. Justice must be done and be seen to be done.”
Detained since: April 9, 2025
Status: On trial (held on death row)
Tundu Lissu
WLC Member – PAD
Country: Tanzania
Dr. Kizza Besigye
WLC Member – PAD
Country: Uganda
“The need for change is there, the demand for change is there, and the project for change is understood by our People, since it is their patiently-built project for a Chad reconciled in Justice and Equality, a Chad for all with all.”
Detained since: November 16, 2024 (Kenya)
Status: On trial
“ The time has come for us all to unite to save Mali. Regardless of your rank, opinion, or profession, our country needs all of its children to get through this difficult time. Let us continue the path of constructive dialogue to find ways and means for lasting peace and real development for Mali.”
Detained since: November 2023
Status: Judge ordered his release in April 2025, but remains in Bamako Central prison
Clément Dembélé
WLC Member
Country: Mali