Status: Acquitted Defne Güzel 3 June 2026LGBTQI+ rights defender Defne Güzel acquitted of all charges Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Türkiye
Status: On trial Prince Tommy Williams 2 June 2026Judicial harassment against defenders of Lifeline Nehemiah Projects Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Sierra Leone
Status: On trial Mohammed Turay 2 June 2026Judicial harassment against defenders of Lifeline Nehemiah Projects Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Sierra Leone
Status: On trial Lifeline Nehemiah Projects 2 June 2026Judicial harassment against defenders of Lifeline Nehemiah Projects Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Africa #Sierra Leone
Status: On trial Maximilienne Ngo Mbe 26 May 2026Reopened proceedings revive trial against Maximilienne Ngo Mbe Violations #Reprisals #Defamation #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Cameroon
Status: Detained Ahmadreza Haeri 21 May 2026Ahmadreza Haeri charged with “propaganda against state” for the fifth time during four years of detention Violations #Enforced Disappearance Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Attacked Olena Shevchenko 14 May 2026National Police Inactive Following Attack on Olena Shevchenko and Anastasiia Gerasymenko Violations #Reprisals #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ukraine
Status: Attacked Anastasiia Gerasymenko 14 May 2026National Police Inactive Following Attack on Olena Shevchenko and Anastasiia Gerasymenko Violations #Reprisals #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ukraine
Status: Released on bail Abolfazl Ranjbari 7 May 2026Human rights defender Dr. Abolfazl Ranjbari sentenced to 22 years in prison and released on bail Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Detention extended Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya 7 May 2026Extension of detention for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Defamation Rani Yan Yan 29 April 2026Bangladesh: Intimidation and False Accusations Against Woman Human Rights Defender Rani Yan Yan Violations #Defamation #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh