Front Line Defenders Front Line Defenders Award Winners 2021 Front Line Defenders Award 2021 Press Release Cases Status: Trial postponedDing Jiaxi7 December 2021Trial deadline of human rights defender Ding Jiaxi postponedViolations #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#China Status: Charges droppedHopewell Chin’ono7 December 2021Charges against human rights defender and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono nullifiedViolations #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Africa#Zimbabwe Status: Bail DeniedLi Qiaochu (李翘楚)7 December 2021Li Qiaochu denied bail and his health conditions worsenedViolations #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#China Status: Home Searched Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi 30 November 2021Investigation against migrant rights defenders Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi closedViolations #Judicial HarassmentLocation #Region: Europe and Central Asia#Italy Status: Travel BanGuo Feixiong30 November 2021Human rights defender Guo Feixiong’s wife terminally ill Violations #Travel BanLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#China Status: Case DroppedAlice Kuvheya29 November 2021Case against WHRD Alice Kuvheya dismissedViolations #Judicial Harassment#Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Africa#Zimbabwe Status: ImprisonedRaheleh Ahmadi29 November 2021Raheleh Ahmadi facing a new charge while in detentionViolations #Judicial Harassment#Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Iran Status: Released on BailInter University Students’ Federation (IUSF)26 November 2021Arrest of Student Leaders Amid Widespread ProtestsViolations #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#Sri Lanka More Cases Launch of the 4-year global investigation into sex worker rights defenders at risk (SWRDs): Read More Read The Guardian Article Read the Report (Interactive) Download the Report (PDF) Statement2 December 2021Action needed to address targeted surveillance of human rights defenders Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Cyber-Activism #Freedom of ExpressionViolations #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory Read more about Action needed to address targeted surveillance of human rights defenders Statement2 December 2021Harassment, threats, smear campaign and criminalisation against International Accompaniment Project ACOGUATE in Guatemala Rights #Human RightsViolations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment #Threats / IntimidationLocation #Region: Americas #Guatemala Read more about Harassment, threats, smear campaign and criminalisation against International Accompaniment Project ACOGUATE in Guatemala Statement22 November 2021Joint Statement by Russian and International Human Rights Organizations in Support of Russian LGBT Rights Activists under Attack Rights #LGBT+ RightsViolations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical AttackLocation #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation Read more about Joint Statement by Russian and International Human Rights Organizations in Support of Russian LGBT Rights Activists under Attack Statement19 November 2021Sudanese and International organisations call for an end on attacks against Sudanese women human rights defenders and protesters Rights #Torture / Police Brutality #Human Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Civil & Political RightsViolations #Violence #Attempted Killing/Assassination #Killing #Physical AttackLocation #Sudan #Region: Africa Read more about Sudanese and International organisations call for an end on attacks against Sudanese women human rights defenders and protesters Statement17 November 2021Environmental rights defenders under surveillance by order of electric energy company AES Corporation. Rights #Environmental RightsViolations #Judicial Harassment #SurveillanceLocation #Region: Americas #Chile Read more about Environmental rights defenders under surveillance by order of electric energy company AES Corporation. Statement14 November 2021Russian Authorities Move to Shut Down a Human Rights Giant Rights #Human RightsViolations #Judicial HarassmentLocation #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation Read more about Russian Authorities Move to Shut Down a Human Rights Giant Statement10 November 2021Sri Lanka: Government must consent to bail for detained education rights defenders Rights #Student Rights / EducationViolations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Read more about Sri Lanka: Government must consent to bail for detained education rights defenders
Status: Trial postponedDing Jiaxi7 December 2021Trial deadline of human rights defender Ding Jiaxi postponedViolations #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#China
Status: Charges droppedHopewell Chin’ono7 December 2021Charges against human rights defender and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono nullifiedViolations #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Africa#Zimbabwe
Status: Bail DeniedLi Qiaochu (李翘楚)7 December 2021Li Qiaochu denied bail and his health conditions worsenedViolations #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#China
Status: Home Searched Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi 30 November 2021Investigation against migrant rights defenders Lorena Fornasir and Gian Andrea Franchi closedViolations #Judicial HarassmentLocation #Region: Europe and Central Asia#Italy
Status: Travel BanGuo Feixiong30 November 2021Human rights defender Guo Feixiong’s wife terminally ill Violations #Travel BanLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#China
Status: Case DroppedAlice Kuvheya29 November 2021Case against WHRD Alice Kuvheya dismissedViolations #Judicial Harassment#Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Africa#Zimbabwe
Status: ImprisonedRaheleh Ahmadi29 November 2021Raheleh Ahmadi facing a new charge while in detentionViolations #Judicial Harassment#Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa#Iran
Status: Released on BailInter University Students’ Federation (IUSF)26 November 2021Arrest of Student Leaders Amid Widespread ProtestsViolations #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#Sri Lanka
Statement2 December 2021Action needed to address targeted surveillance of human rights defenders Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Cyber-Activism #Freedom of ExpressionViolations #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory Read more about Action needed to address targeted surveillance of human rights defenders
Statement2 December 2021Harassment, threats, smear campaign and criminalisation against International Accompaniment Project ACOGUATE in Guatemala Rights #Human RightsViolations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment #Threats / IntimidationLocation #Region: Americas #Guatemala Read more about Harassment, threats, smear campaign and criminalisation against International Accompaniment Project ACOGUATE in Guatemala
Statement22 November 2021Joint Statement by Russian and International Human Rights Organizations in Support of Russian LGBT Rights Activists under Attack Rights #LGBT+ RightsViolations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical AttackLocation #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation Read more about Joint Statement by Russian and International Human Rights Organizations in Support of Russian LGBT Rights Activists under Attack
Statement19 November 2021Sudanese and International organisations call for an end on attacks against Sudanese women human rights defenders and protesters Rights #Torture / Police Brutality #Human Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Civil & Political RightsViolations #Violence #Attempted Killing/Assassination #Killing #Physical AttackLocation #Sudan #Region: Africa Read more about Sudanese and International organisations call for an end on attacks against Sudanese women human rights defenders and protesters
Statement17 November 2021Environmental rights defenders under surveillance by order of electric energy company AES Corporation. Rights #Environmental RightsViolations #Judicial Harassment #SurveillanceLocation #Region: Americas #Chile Read more about Environmental rights defenders under surveillance by order of electric energy company AES Corporation.
Statement14 November 2021Russian Authorities Move to Shut Down a Human Rights Giant Rights #Human RightsViolations #Judicial HarassmentLocation #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation Read more about Russian Authorities Move to Shut Down a Human Rights Giant
Statement10 November 2021Sri Lanka: Government must consent to bail for detained education rights defenders Rights #Student Rights / EducationViolations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Read more about Sri Lanka: Government must consent to bail for detained education rights defenders