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On 9 June 2017, human rights defender, Rana Tanveer, was riding his motorcycle to a meeting with family members in Lahore when he was deliberately rammed from behind by a car. He sustained a fracture to his leg and was immediately taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery. He was discharged from the hospital and returned home on 13 June 2017. Rana Tanveer and his family had just relocated to a safe house after death threats were spray-painted on the defender’s door in Lahore on 30 May 2017.

On 16 August 2016, Sandra Ntebi was driving home from a press conference when another driver purposefully bumped into her vehicle, causing damage. Following the police disruption of LGBTI Pride events in Kampala on 4 August 2016, Sandra Ntebi has been the target of ongoing harassment.