Status: Acquitted Puttanee Kangkun 4 September 2023Women human rights defenders Angkhana Neelapaijit, Puttanee Kangkun and Thanaporn Saleephol acquitted of criminal defamation Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Thailand
Status: Acquitted Angkhana Neelapaijit 4 September 2023Women human rights defenders Angkhana Neelapaijit, Puttanee Kangkun and Thanaporn Saleephol acquitted of criminal defamation Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Thailand
Status: Shut Down Order Man and the Law 30 August 2023Human rights organisation Man and the Law shut down by court order Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment Location #Russian Federation
Status: Facing Harassment Maidul Islam 30 August 2023Academic activist and human rights defender Maidul Islam facing harassment from the Chittagong University for exercising freedom of expression Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Judicial Harassment Delsoz Khalaf 25 August 2023Woman human rights defender Delsoz Khalaf facing two court cases Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iraq
Status: Convicted Sami Huraini 24 August 2023Human rights defender Sami Huraini convicted on two counts and awaits sentencing Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Organisation Closure SOVA Centre 22 August 2023Decision to shut down Sova Centre upheld by the Court of Appeals Violations #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Russian Federation
Status: Judicial Harassment Human Rights Centre 'Viasna' 21 August 2023Homiel branch of human rights organisation Viasna labelled as extremist organisation Violations #Defamation #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus
Status: Hospitalised Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja 17 August 2023Human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja in imminent danger of losing his life Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Bahrain
Status: Sentenced extended Sherwan Sherwani 9 August 2023Two months before his release date, Sherwan Sherwani sentenced to additional four years in prison Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iraq
Status: Released on Bail Arun Ferreira 9 August 2023Human rights defenders Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira released on bail Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #India