Front Line Defenders Front Line Defenders 2022 Award Winners Read Cypher Comics Award Edition Read 2022 Award Press Release Cases Status: Threats/Intimidation Selvakumar Nilanthan 5 December 2022Threats and intimidations against human rights defender and journalist Selvakumar Nilanthan Violations #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #இலங்கை Status: Threats/Intimidation Sasikaran Punniyamoorthy 14 September 2022Threats & Intimidation against journalist Sasikaran Punniyamoorthy Violations #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #இலங்கை Status: Arrested Joseph Stalin 9 August 2022Human rights defender Joseph Stalin arrested Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #இலங்கை Status: Judicial Harassment Shehan Malaka 21 February 2022Human rights defender Pongiliya Gamage Shehan Malaka facing reprisals and legal persecution Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #இலங்கை Status: In Detention Gerakan Buruh Bersama Rakyat 12 May 2021Arbitrary detention of nine labour and education rights defenders Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Indonesia More Cases New Report: Jordanian Human Rights Defenders and Journalists Hacked with Pegasus Spyware Press Release Download the report Joint Statement Citizen Lab Report NY Times Article Unsafe Anywhere: Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Out About Pegasus Attacks Read More Launch of the 4-year global investigation into sex worker rights defenders at risk (SWRDs): Read More Read The Guardian Article Read the Report (Interactive) Download the Report (PDF)
Status: Threats/Intimidation Selvakumar Nilanthan 5 December 2022Threats and intimidations against human rights defender and journalist Selvakumar Nilanthan Violations #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #இலங்கை
Status: Threats/Intimidation Sasikaran Punniyamoorthy 14 September 2022Threats & Intimidation against journalist Sasikaran Punniyamoorthy Violations #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #இலங்கை
Status: Arrested Joseph Stalin 9 August 2022Human rights defender Joseph Stalin arrested Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #இலங்கை
Status: Judicial Harassment Shehan Malaka 21 February 2022Human rights defender Pongiliya Gamage Shehan Malaka facing reprisals and legal persecution Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #இலங்கை
Status: In Detention Gerakan Buruh Bersama Rakyat 12 May 2021Arbitrary detention of nine labour and education rights defenders Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Indonesia