this report will provide an overview of the impact of pursuing activism on WHRDs within the context of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries. It will also explain some of the familial, societal, and state related risks facing WHRDs and their adverse mental health outcomes. It will also introduce some of the serious implications on WHRDs, as documented by GCHR over the years, many of whom sustained severe mental illnesses due to threats, persecution, and abandonment of their communities and supporting families.