Status: Sentenced Essam Koshak 27 February 2018Sentenced to 4 years in prison, 4 year travel ban Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Saudi Arabia
Status: Released on bail Upendra Nayak 27 February 2018Bail denied for human rights lawyer in Odisha state Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #India
Status: Acquitted Adam Adli Abdul Halim 23 February 2018Adam Adli acquitted of sedition charge Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Malaysia
Status: Released Isroilzhon Kholdarov 21 February 2018Human rights defender Isroiljon Kholdarov released after almost12 years in prison Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Uzbekistan
Status: Released Aloys Habimana 19 February 2018Aloys Habimana Released from Detention Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Africa
Status: Released Dilmurod Sayid 8 February 2018Dilmurod Sayid released from penal colony Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Uzbekistan
Status: Banned from travel Khadija Ismayilova 8 February 2018Baku Court of Appeal refuses to lift travel ban on Khadija Ismayilova Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Azerbaijan
Status: Sentenced Rafik Belamrania 8 February 2018Appeal of Rafik Belamrania results in reduced sentence Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Algeria
Status: Released Rawa Gafar Bakhit 8 February 2018Sudan: Crackdown continues as human rights defenders Hanan Hassan Khalifa, Rawa Gafar Bakhit, Mohamed Aldouma, and Salih Mahmoud Osman arrested and remain in detention Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Sudan
Status: Released Hanan Hassan Khalifa 8 February 2018Crackdown continues as human rights defenders Hanan Hassan Khalifa, Rawa Gafar Bakhit, Mohamed Aldouma, and Salih Mahmoud Osman arrested and remain in detention Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Sudan
Status: Released Salih Mahmoud Osman 8 February 2018Crackdown continues as human rights defenders Hanan Hassan Khalifa, Rawa Gafar Bakhit, Mohamed Aldouma, and Salih Mahmoud Osman arrested and remain in detention Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Sudan