Status: Facing threats Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Priyalal Sirisena 30 May 2023Sri Lanka: Threats and intimidation against human rights defender Priyalal Sirisena
Status: Sentenced Guo Feixiong 12 May 2023HRD Guo Feixiong sentenced to eight years in prison Violations #Travel Ban Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Attempted killing Anousa “Jack” Luangsouphom 5 May 2023Attack on the life of HRD and pro-democracy social media activist Anousa “Jack” Luangsouphom Violations #Attempted Killing/Assassination Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Laos
Status: Threatened Arkadeep Goswami 26 April 2023Human rights defender Arkadeep Goswami facing threats Violations #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Assaulted Pranab Roy 17 April 2023HRD Pranab Roy assaulted by the Border Security Force in West Bengal Violations #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Sentenced Trương Van Dũng 12 April 2023HRD Trương Van Dũng sentenced to six years in prison Violations #Arbitrary detention #Physical Attack Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Vietnam
Status: Sentenced Ding Jiaxi 12 April 2023HRD Ding Jiaxi sentenced to 12 years in prison Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India Rights #Enforced Disappearances #Torture / Police Brutality #Imprisonment
Priyalal Sirisena Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Rights #Torture / Police Brutality #Imprisonment
Jeany Rose Hayahay Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Philippines Rights #Children's Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights
Daranee Thongsiri Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Thailand Rights #LGBT+ Rights #Gender/Women's Rights
Anousa “Jack” Luangsouphom Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Laos Rights #Human Rights #Children's Rights
Arkadeep Goswami Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India Rights #Torture / Police Brutality #Student Rights / Education
Media Digital Security Act: A Hanging Sword on Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh Rights #Student Rights / Education #Freedom of Expression #Labour Rights / Trade Union Violations #Defamation #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
27 March 2020 by FLD East Asia Team Defending Rights in the Time of COVID-19: WHRDs tackle domestic violence in China Rights #Gender/Women's Rights Violations #Physical Attack #COVID-19 Locations #Region: Asia Pacific #China
14 August 2019 by Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director It 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 #Corruption Violations #Reprisals #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention #Killing Locations #Global #Region: Asia Pacific #China #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia #Region: Americas #Brazil
Statement THAILAND/LAOS: INVESTIGATE THE KILLING OF LAO REFUGEE AND PUT AN END TO TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS Rights #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Laos #Thailand
Statement Bangladesh: Stop Targeting Odhikar and Its Leadership. Respect the Fundamental Rights to Freedom of Association and Expression Rights #Civil & Political Rights Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Statement India: End reprisals against the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) and human rights defenders in Kashmir Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression #Impunity / Justice Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India