On October 17, 2017, a security force arrested Somaia Maher and her mother from their home in Damanhour, Beheira governorate. The next day they were interrogated at the Headquarters of the Supreme State Security Prosecutor in New Cairo on case 955 for 2017, Supreme State Security . Her mother was dismissed from the prosecution on October 18, 2017. Since then, the defense has been trying to attend investigations with Somaya, but the prosecution has refused this, without giving any reasons. Other lawyers were assigned to her in a form of defense, and the defense has presented reports concerning this but this situation continued until December 24, 2017. Her place of detention remained unknown for months until she was transferred to Al-Qanater prison and Her detention is still being renewed. – Violations: – Enforced disappearance for nearly 70 days – prevented the presence of lawyers with her until December 24, 2017 – after Somaya was presented before the prosecution, her location remained unknown, which led her husband, Hasam Haroun, to file lawsuit no. 4618 year 72q, with the Council of State against the Ministry of the Interior, as an obligation to disclose the location of his wife’s detention. On December 24, 2017, the lawyer was able to communicate with Somaya Maher for the first time and attend the first hearing with her – she was detained in the intelligence headquarters, an unofficial place of detention – prevented from visits since the beginning of her detention – subjected to solitary confinement – She was held for more than nine months in a solitary room with a camera, so she couldn’t take off her veil – her health deteriorated because of the poor detention conditions and medical neglect.