Status: Detained Gulzar Dost 7 July 2025Human rights defender Gulzar Dost detained in Balochistan Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Acquitted Maria Ressa 25 June 2025Woman human rights defender and journalist Maria Ressa acquitted in anti-dummy case Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Philippines
Status: Imprisoned Arnon Nampa 28 May 2025Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa shackled in court during latest sentencing Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Thailand
Status: Arrested Suneeta Pottam 5 May 2025Woman human rights defender Suneeta Pottam arrested by the National Investigation Agency Violations #Reprisals #Smear Campaign #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Violence Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Forcibly Removed Beebow Baloch 25 April 2025Woman human rights defender Beebow Baloch beaten, forcibly removed from prison custody Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Violence Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Arrested Gulzadi Baloch 9 April 2025Woman human rights defender Gulzadi Baloch arrested Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Violence Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Judicial Harassment Dr. Sabiha Baloch 9 April 2025Baloch woman human rights defender Sabiha Baloch facing risk of imminent arrest and reprisals against her family Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Gulzar Dost Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan Rights #Human Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict
Molbog and Palaw’an communities Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Philippines Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Thailand Rights #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice
Gulzadi Baloch Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan Rights #Enforced Disappearances #Human Rights
Hadi Ali Chattha Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan Rights #Enforced Disappearances #Freedom of Expression #Minority Rights
Media Digital Security Act: A Hanging Sword on Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh Rights #Droits du travail #Freedom of Expression #Student Rights / Education Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Diffamation #Judicial Harassment Location #Bangladesh #Region: Asia Pacific
27 March 2020 by FLD East Asia Team Defending Rights in the Time of COVID-19: WHRDs tackle domestic violence in China Rights #பாலினம் / பெண்கள் உரிமைகள் Violations #COVID-19 #Physical Attack Locations #China #Region: Asia Pacific
14 August 2019 by Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director It is human rights defenders who through their struggle define human rights Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Corruption #Environmental Rights #Freedom of Expression #Imprisonnement #LGBT+ Rights #Participation citoyenne #Protests / Assembly #Student Rights / Education #Torture / Police Brutality #பாலினம் / பெண்கள் உரிமைகள் Violations #Arbitrary detention #Assassinatos #Reprisals #Surveillance Locations #Arabie Saoudite #Brasil #China #Global #Region: Americas #Region: Asia Pacific #Region: Middle East and North Africa
Statement Vietnam: International coalition of human rights groups calls for Pham Doan Trang’s release on the 5th anniversary of her arrest Rights #Journalisme Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Vietnam
Statement Thailand: Authorities must overturn sentence against Chonthicha ‘Lookkate’ Jangrew, uphold freedom of expression Rights #Freedom of Expression #Human Rights Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Thaïlande
Statement India: Free Umar Khalid - Stop Invoking Counter-Terrorism Law to Silence Dissent Rights #Freedom of Expression #Protests / Assembly #Student Rights / Education Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment Location #India #Region: Asia Pacific