Status: On trial Eimear Walshe 2 March 2026Human rights defenders’ trial for peaceful protest at Shannon Airport on hold pending Supreme Court ruling Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ireland
Status: On trial Aindriú de Buitléir 2 March 2026Human rights defenders’ trial for peaceful protest at Shannon Airport on hold pending Supreme Court ruling Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ireland
Status: On trial Áine Treanor 2 March 2026Human rights defenders’ trial for peaceful protest at Shannon Airport on hold pending Supreme Court ruling Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ireland
Status: Acquitted Enes Hocaoğulları 2 March 2026Türkiye: Youth and LGBTQI+ rights defender Enes Hocaoğulları acquitted of all charges Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Türkiye
Status: On trial Defne Güzel 2 March 2026Judicial harassment of LGBTQI+ rights defender Defne Güzel Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Türkiye
Status: Acquitted Athanasios (Nassos) Karakitsos 6 February 2026Greece: Court Acquits Seán Binder, Athanasios (Nassos) Karakitsos, and 22 Other Human Rights Defenders of All Felony Charges Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Greece
Status: Acquitted Seán Binder 6 February 2026Greece: Court Acquits Seán Binder, Athanasios (Nassos) Karakitsos, and 22 Other Human Rights Defenders of All Felony Charges Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Greece #Ireland
Dimitris Choulis Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Greece Rights #Human Rights #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants
Tommy Olsen Location #Norway #Region: Europe and Central Asia Rights #Human Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants
Aegean Boat Report Location #Norway #Region: Europe and Central Asia Rights #Human Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants
Human Rights Legal Project Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Greece Rights #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice #Access to Healthcare #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants
Publication Joint Submission to the European Commission in the framework of the 2nd Annual Rule of Law Review Cycle Rights #Citizen Participation #Civil & Political Rights Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia
16 July 2019 by Anne Rimmer Home Turf: When Irish Environmental Defenders Receive Death Threats Rights #Environmental Rights Violations #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation #Violence Locations #Ireland #Region: Europe and Central Asia
Statement Greece must stop the judicial harassment and intimidation of migrant rights defenders Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression #Impunity / Justice #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Defamation #Judicial Harassment #Smear Campaign #Surveillance #Threats / Intimidation #Travel Ban Location #Greece #Region: Europe and Central Asia
Statement Kazakhstan: Authorities in Kazakhstan must ensure protection of LGBTI rights defenders facing harassment from anti-LGBTI activists Rights #LGBT+ Rights Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Other Harassment #Physical Attack #Verbal Abuse Location #Kazakhstan #Region: Europe and Central Asia
Statement Joint appeal for international protection for Saudi human rights defender detained in Bulgaria for over four years Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Prisoner Rights Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Bulgaria #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Saudi Arabia