Status: AcquittedGulalai Ismail3 July 2020Gulalai Ismail and parents acquitted by Anti-Terrorism CourtViolations #Judicial HarassmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#PakistanCase History
Status: AcquittedMuhammad Ismail3 July 2020Gulalai Ismail and parents acquitted by Anti Terrorism CourtViolations #Enforced DisappearanceLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#PakistanTake Action
Status: Bail grantedSafoora Zargar2 July 2020Safoora Zargar granted bailViolations #Reprisals#Travel Ban#Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#IndiaTake Action
Status: In State custodyIdris Khattak25 June 2020Human rights defender Idris Khattak in State custodyViolations #Enforced Disappearance#Judicial HarassmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#PakistanTake Action
Status: 3 HRDs released, 1 detainedDing Jiaxi23 June 2020Ding Jiaxi formally arrested, three other defenders released on bailViolations #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#ChinaTake Action
Status: SentencedYu Wensheng17 June 2020Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng sentencedViolations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment#Other Harassment#Threats / IntimidationLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#ChinaTake Action
Status: ChargedMaria Ressa16 June 2020Maria Ressa found guilty of cyber libel chargesViolations #Judicial HarassmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific#PhilippinesTake Action
27 March 2020 by FLD East Asia TeamDefending Rights in the Time of COVID-19: WHRDs tackle domestic violence in China Rights #Gender/Women's RightsViolations #Physical Attack #COVID-19Locations #Region: Asia Pacific #China
14 August 2019 by Andrew AndersonIt is human rights defenders who through their struggle define human rights Rights #Student Rights / Education #Torture / Police Brutality #LGBT+ Rights #Environmental Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Citizen Participation #Freedom of Expression #Imprisonment #Protests / Assembly #CorruptionViolations #Reprisals #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention #KillingLocations #Global #Region: Asia Pacific #China #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia #Region: Americas #Brazil
StatementRobust actions needed after imposition of draconian national security law for Hong KongRights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression #Economic, Social & Cultural RightsViolations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / ImprisonmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific #Hong Kong #China
StatementEnd Persecution of Journalist Dharisha Bastians Targeted for Reports, Defense of Human RightsRights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression #Freedom of Religion #CorruptionViolations #Judicial HarassmentLocation #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
ReportCrushing Student Protests: Bangladesh's Repression of the Quota Reform & Road Safety MovementsRights #Student Rights / Education #Freedom of AssociationViolations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical AttackLocation #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
