#Region: Asia Pacific

#Region: Asia Pacific

Region: Asia PacificCases

Human rights defender Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani charged over unregistered organisation

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Asia Pacific

Chew Chuan Yang (Dobby Chew)

22 September 2026

Amir Hariri Abd Hadi and Chew Chuan Yang arrested under anti-money laundering law

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Asia Pacific

11 September 2026

Chow Hang-tung sentenced to seven years and three months in prison

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Asia Pacific

11 September 2026

Gita Rani Kanu arrested and detained following tea workers’ rights protest

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Asia Pacific

Human rights defender, journalist and poet Ahmad Farhad detained in Azad Jammu and Kashmir

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Asia Pacific

Sammi Deen Baloch

The home of woman human rights defender Sammi Deen Baloch was raided by security forces raising serious concern for her safety

#Judicial Harassment

#Raid / Break-in / Theft

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Asia Pacific

Sabghatullah Abdul Haq

Human rights defenders Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shahji sentenced to life imprisonment by Anti-Terrorism Court

#Judicial Harassment

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Region: Asia PacificHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Environmental Rights

#பாலினம் / பெண்கள் உரிமைகள்

#Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Anti-Racism-/Discrimination

#Civil & Political Rights

#Freedom of Association

#Protests / Assembly

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Civil & Political Rights

#Minority Rights

#Refugees / IDPs / Migrants

Chew Chuan Yang (Dobby Chew)

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Impunity / Justice

#Region: Asia Pacific

#பாலினம் / பெண்கள் உரிமைகள்

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Freedom of Expression

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Enforced Disappearances

#Torture / Police Brutality

#Civil & Political Rights

Media

Digital Security Act: A Hanging Sword on Human Rights Defenders in Bangladesh

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Labour Rights / Trade Union #Student Rights / Education

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Defamation #Judicial Harassment

Location

#Bangladesh #Region: Asia Pacific

Media

Strategies of Silence

Rights

Location

#China #Region: Asia Pacific

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

#பாலினம் / பெண்கள் உரிமைகள்

Violations

#COVID-19 #Physical Attack

Locations

#China #Region: Asia Pacific

Statement

Lift travel ban and end harassment of woman human rights defender Shampa Goswami

Rights

#Freedom of Association #Human Rights #பாலினம் / பெண்கள் உரிமைகள்

Violations

#Defamation #Threats / Intimidation #Travel Ban

Location

#Bangladesh #Region: Asia Pacific

Statement

Joint Submission to GANHRI Regarding Review of the Accreditation Status of the National Human Rights Commission of India

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association #Human Rights

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Judicial Harassment #Physical Attack

Location

#India #Region: Asia Pacific

Statement

Pakistan: End the cycle of detention and judicial harassment of lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha

Rights

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment

Location

#Pakistan #Region: Asia Pacific