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#Region: Asia Pacific

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Matiullah Wesa

HRD Matiullah Wesa arrested by Taliban in Kabul

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Physical Attack

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Asia Pacific

Suspended from practice

Ravi Madasamy

HRD and lawyer Ravi Madasamy suspended from practice for five years for accusing the attorney-general’s office

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Asia Pacific

HRD Khurram Parvez arrested by the National Investigation Agency under trumped up charges

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Asia Pacific

Irfan Mehraj

HRD and Kashmiri Journalist Irfan Mehraj arrested by the National Investigation Agency under India’s anti-terror legislation

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Questioning / Interrogation

#Region: Asia Pacific

Wasantha Mudalige

Human Rights Defender and Student leader Wasantha Mudalige cleared of all terrorism charges under the PTA and granted bail in three cases against him

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Asia Pacific

Chow Hang-tung convicted for refusing national security information request in “foreign agent” case

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Asia Pacific

Facing criminal defamation charges

Haris Azhar

Human Rights Defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar face criminal defamation charges

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Region: Asia PacificHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Student Rights / Education

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Freedom of Expression

#Impunity / Justice

#Protests / Assembly

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Freedom of Expression

Jennifer Awingan-Taggaoa

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Syeda Rizwana Hasan

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Environmental Rights

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Minority Rights

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

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

Media

Strategies of Silence

Rights

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #China

Media

UPR Thailand 2021

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #Thailand

Blog

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

Statement

India: Government rejects international concern over repression of civil society at human rights review

Rights

#Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #India

Statement

CPJ, rights groups call on Bangladesh to cease harassment of Rozina Islam in public letter

Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh

Statement

EU should prioritise rights in relations with China after findings of potential crimes against humanity

Rights

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #China