Ali Al-Abadi is an Iraqi human rights defender and the president of the Iraq Center for Human Rights. On 03 December 2023, it was announced that a judicial summons had been issued against him in response to statements he made regarding torture in Iraqi prisons. His statements were originally made during a television interview on 26 June 2023, on the occasion of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. He spoke about the use of torture in Iraqi prisons, especially during the investigation stage. As a result, he is facing potential charges of insult and defamation.

On 21 December 2025, Al-Abadi was summoned by the mukhtar (local leader) of his neighbourhood in Basra to appear before the National Security Service in Basra Governorate. Upon complying with the summons, he discovered that there was an arrest warrant issued against him by the same agency in connection with statements he had made regarding the torture of a citizen in the presidential palaces in Basra. After a brief detention of several hours, he was released without charge.