Status: Arrested Mohammed Zubair 4 July 2022HRD and journalist Mohammed Zubair arrested by Delhi Police Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Arrested Teesta Setalvad 4 July 2022WHRD Teesta Setalvad remanded to judicial custody for 14 days Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Bail Denied Li Qiaochu (李翘楚) 4 July 2022New lawyer met Li Qiaochu and raised health concerns Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Denied Bail Chow Hang-tung 30 June 2022Magistrate refused to ask prosecutors to disclose further evidence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Hong Kong
Status: Sentenced Chow Hang-tung 30 June 2022Chow Hang-tung to appeal verdict in 2021 Tiananmen vigil case Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Hong Kong
Status: No verdict of trial Ding Jiaxi 30 June 2022Secret trial of Ding Jiaxi ended without verdict Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Health Deteriorating Yin Xu'an (尹旭安) 30 June 2022Yin Xu’an’s health improved slightly Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Mohammed Zubair Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression #Journalism
Tharindu Uduwaragedara Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Journalism
Kanapathipillai Kumanan Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Freedom of Expression
Ven. Wekandawala Rahula Thero Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Rights #Environmental Rights #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
Liah Ghazanfar Jawad Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Afghanistan Rights #Torture / Police Brutality #Gender/Women's Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict
Shehan Malaka Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Rights #Torture / Police Brutality #Human Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Impunity / Justice
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 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 Statement: A Year On, Demand for Justice for Father Stan Swamy’s Death in Custody in India Rights #Anti-Racism/Discrimination #Minority Rights Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Statement Joint Statement on the Deteriorating Health of G. N. Saibaba in Nagpur Central Jail Rights #Minority Rights #Access to Healthcare Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Statement Joint Statement Condemning the Arbitrary Cancellation of the Registration of Odhikar Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Freedom of Expression #Protests / Assembly Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh