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Maria Ressa

20 January 2023

HRD and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and Rappler acquitted by the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA)

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Asia Pacific

Released on bail

Ven. Galwewa Siridhamma Thero

Ven. Galwewa Siridhamma Thero

16 January 2023

Student leader and HRD Ven. Galwewa Siridhamma Thero released on bail by Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Asia Pacific

Released on Bail

Hidme

12 January 2023

Human Rights Defender Hidme Markham aquitted in four cases, released on bail

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Asia Pacific

Rural Missionaries of the Philippines

12 January 2023

Acquittal of HRDs from 3 Civil Society organisations

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Asia Pacific

12 January 2023

Acquittal of HRDs from 3 Civil Society organisations

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Asia Pacific

16 December 2022

Chow Hang-tung wins appeal in Tiananmen Vigil case

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Asia Pacific

Chen Jianfang

16 December 2022

Chen Jianfang sentenced to 4.6 years

#Judicial Harassment

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Region: Asia PacificHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Minority Rights

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

Ven. Galwewa Siridhamma Thero

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Student Rights / Education

#Protests / Assembly

Nguyen Lan Thang

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Freedom of Expression

#Protests / Assembly

Tharindu Jayawardhana

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Civil & Political Rights

#Freedom of Expression

#Region: Asia Pacific

Jindal Pratirodh Sangram Samiti

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Environmental Rights

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

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

Sri Lanka: End Arbitrary Detention of Student Activist

Rights

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka

Statement

Joint Statement: Respect Freedoms of Expression, Press and Assembly in China - Stop violent crackdown and arrests of peaceful protesters

Rights

#Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression #Protests / Assembly

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #China

Statement

Joint statement calling for the release of Li Yuhan

Rights

#Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights #Corruption

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #China