Status: Pre-trial detention extended Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe 16 March 2026Hugues Comlan Sosoukpe’s pre-trial detention extended by six months Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Benin #Region: Africa
Status: Detained and questioned Bermet Borubaieva 16 March 2026Detention and interrogation of women human rights defenders Tolekan Ismailova and Bermet Borubaieva Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Questioning / Interrogation
Status: Detained and questioned Tolekan Ismailova 16 March 2026Detention and interrogation of women human rights defenders Tolekan Ismailova and Bermet Borubaieva Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Questioning / Interrogation Location #Kyrgyzstan
Status: Judicial harassment Maximilienne Ngo Mbe 13 March 2026Ongoing prosecution of woman human rights defender Maximilienne Ngo Mbe Violations #Reprisals #Defamation #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Cameroon
Status: Detained Foly Satchivi 12 March 2026Human rights defender Foly Satchivi released on bail Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Togo
Status: Sentenced Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy 11 March 2026Supreme Court orders retrial for Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Kyrgyzstan
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