Region:Africa

Country:South Africa

Department/Province/State:Eastern Cape

Sex¹:Male

Age:58

Date of Killing:15/02/2025

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:The Inner Circle / Al-Ghurbaah Foundation / Compassion-centred Islam

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Freedom of religion or belief, LGBTIQ+

More information:Front Line Defenders

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://ilga.org/news/ilga-world-mourns-muhsin-hendricks-imam-killed/

https://amnesty.org.za/muhsin-hendricks-another-human-rights-defender-senselessly-killed/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/16/muhsin-hendricks-worlds-first-openly-gay-imam-shot-dead-in-south-africa

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