Status: Imprisoned Ahmed Douma 17 July 2026Appeal court upholds one-year prison sentence against Ahmed Douma Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Egypt
Status: Detained Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe 15 July 2026One year after his arrest, human rights defender Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe remains in custody Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Benin #Region: Africa
Status: Life at risk Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya 8 July 2026Palestinian human rights defender and paediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya faces imminent risk to life in arbitrary detention Violations #Arbitrary detention #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Detained Ahmad Farhad 7 July 2026Human rights defender, journalist and poet Ahmad Farhad detained in Azad Jammu and Kashmir Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Imprisoned Sabghatullah Abdul Haq 25 June 2026Human rights defenders Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shahji sentenced to life imprisonment by Anti-Terrorism Court Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Imprisoned Dr. Mahrang Baloch 25 June 2026Human rights defenders Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Shahji sentenced to life imprisonment by Anti-Terrorism Court Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Imprisoned Javad Alikordi 24 June 2026Human rights defender and lawyer Javad Alikordi sentenced to 18 years of prison and permanently disbarred Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Sepideh Gholian 9 June 2026Human rights defender Sepideh Gholian released after six months upon suspension of the remainder of her sentence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
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
