9 4. 2015 in a Nutshell: A Statistical Overview of ZLHR’s Interventions and Beneficiaries 4.1 Provision of Legal Services Human Rights Defenders zz 121 cases taken up benefitting a total of 459 HRDs. Beneficiary category Beneficiary Category 250 224 zz 16 % of HRDs assisted were female. zz 46 civil society representatives targeted during the course of their work provided with legal support. 200 161 150 100 46 50 17 4 0 Students 6 1 Sexual Political JournalistsInstitutions Individuals minorities activists CSOs zz 76% HRDs assisted were charged with violating the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. zz 18% of the HRDs were released without being charged. zz Other laws applied against the minority of HRDs included the Consequential (Gazetted Lands) Act, and the Protected Places Act. ZLHR Annual Report 2015 zz 48% of the HRDs assisted were individuals asserting rights to trade, expression and association.