Front Line Defenders Front Line Defenders 2022 Award Winners Read Cypher Comics Award Edition Read 2022 Award Press Release Cases Status: Released on bail Raghunath Kha 1 February 2023HRD and journalist Raghunath Kha released on bail after being subjected to torture Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh Status: Harassed Syeda Rizwana Hasan 31 January 2023Environmental lawyer and woman human rights defender Syeda Rizwana Hasan and team attacked and harassed Violations #Other Harassment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh Status: Judicial Harassment Rozina Islam 30 January 2023Court orders further investigation into Rozina Islam cases Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh Status: Detained Abdoulaye Seydou 27 January 2023Arbitrary detention of HRD Abdoulaye Seydou Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #Niger Status: Sentenced Arash Sadeghi 27 January 2023Arash Sadeghi sentenced to five years in prison for his advocacy work during the ongoing protests Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran Status: Arrested Mamadou Billo Bah 24 January 2023Arbitrary arrest and ill-treatment of HRD Mamadou Billo Bah Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Africa #Guinea Status: Arbitrary detention Barigye Bob 24 January 2023Arbitrary detention of HRD Barigye Bob Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Uganda Status: Killed Thulani Rudolf Maseko 23 January 2023Murder of HRD and lawyer Thulani Rudolf Maseko Violations #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Africa #eSwatini (former Swaziland) More Cases New Report: Jordanian Human Rights Defenders and Journalists Hacked with Pegasus Spyware Press Release Download the report Joint Statement Citizen Lab Report NY Times Article Unsafe Anywhere: Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Out About Pegasus Attacks Read More 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)
Status: Released on bail Raghunath Kha 1 February 2023HRD and journalist Raghunath Kha released on bail after being subjected to torture Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Harassed Syeda Rizwana Hasan 31 January 2023Environmental lawyer and woman human rights defender Syeda Rizwana Hasan and team attacked and harassed Violations #Other Harassment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Judicial Harassment Rozina Islam 30 January 2023Court orders further investigation into Rozina Islam cases Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Detained Abdoulaye Seydou 27 January 2023Arbitrary detention of HRD Abdoulaye Seydou Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa #Niger
Status: Sentenced Arash Sadeghi 27 January 2023Arash Sadeghi sentenced to five years in prison for his advocacy work during the ongoing protests Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Arrested Mamadou Billo Bah 24 January 2023Arbitrary arrest and ill-treatment of HRD Mamadou Billo Bah Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Africa #Guinea
Status: Arbitrary detention Barigye Bob 24 January 2023Arbitrary detention of HRD Barigye Bob Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Uganda
Status: Killed Thulani Rudolf Maseko 23 January 2023Murder of HRD and lawyer Thulani Rudolf Maseko Violations #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Africa #eSwatini (former Swaziland)
1 February 2023 Statement Remembering Shinta Ratri: Front Line Defenders expresses solidarity on passing of HRD Shinta Ratri Rights #LGBT+ Rights Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Indonesia
30 January 2023 Statement Joint NGO letter calling on European Parliament to reconsider 500-word limit for urgency resolution Rights #Human Rights Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia
27 January 2023 Statement Statement – Cameroon: Killing of human rights defender and journalist Martinez Zogo Violations #Killing #Physical Attack Rights #Freedom of Expression #Impunity / Justice #Corruption Location #Region: Africa #Cameroon
25 January 2023 Statement Joint Statement - Honduras: International Forum condemns killings of human rights defenders in Honduras and demands a diligent investigation Violations #Killing Rights #Environmental Rights Location #Region: Americas #Honduras
19 January 2023 Statement Three outstanding activists who pioneered human rights movements in Venezuela, Chad, and Kashmir to receive the Martin Ennals Award 2023 Rights #Human Rights Location #India #Chad #Venezuela