#Region: Asia Pacific

#Region: Asia Pacific

Region: Asia PacificCases

facing restrictions

Chew Chuan Yang (Dobby Chew)

16 September 2026

Bank accounts of HRDs Amir Hariri Abd Hadi and Chew Chuan Yang, and organisations MANDIRI and HAYAT, frozen under anti-money laundering law

#Judicial Harassment

#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

Chow Hang-tung reaffirms commitment to human rights and democracy ahead of sentencing

#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

Dr. Mahrang Baloch

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

Chew Chuan Yang (Dobby Chew)

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Impunity / Justice

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Freedom of Expression

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Enforced Disappearances

#Torture / Police Brutality

#Civil & Political Rights

Alma Kahlos - Grants Coordinator - Asia

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Access to Healthcare

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Enforced Disappearances

#Civil & Political Rights

#Protests / Assembly

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

#Gender/Women's Rights

Violations

#COVID-19 #Physical Attack

Locations

#China #Region: Asia Pacific

Statement

Guarantee Sophia Huang Xueqin’s freedom from arbitrary restrictions

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Gender/Women's Rights #Journalism

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Surveillance #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#China #Region: Asia Pacific

Statement

India: Brutal crackdown against students and peaceful protesters

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Protests / Assembly

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Judicial Harassment #Violence

Location

#India #Region: Asia Pacific

Statement

India: New foreign funding rules tighten control over civil society and undermine the right to freedom of association

Rights

#Freedom of Association

Violations

Location

#India #Region: Asia Pacific