Status: Physical Attack Andrie Yunus 13 March 2026Acid Attack Against Human Rights Defender Andrie Yunus Violations #Reprisals #Violence #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Indonesia
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: Killed Yanar Mohammed 2 March 2026Iraq: Killing of Woman Human Rights Defender and Feminist Yanar Mohammed Violations #Surveillance #Killing #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iraq
Status: Charged Aida Seif El-Dawla 17 February 2026Egypt: Charges and heavy bail against Aida Seif El-Dawla amid increasing pressure on human rights defenders in Egypt Violations #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Egypt
Status: Denied medical care Yang Li 22 January 2026China: Woman human rights defender Yang Li arbitrarily detained by police on her way to seek critical medical treatment Violations #Travel Ban #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
Status: Facing arbitrary dismissal Layeqa Bashir 21 January 2026Bangladesh: Woman human rights defender Layeqa Bashir faces arbitrary dismissal Violations #Defamation #Smear Campaign #Cyber-Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Sentenced Sharifeh Mohammadi 30 October 2025Death sentence of Sharifeh Mohammadi commuted to 30 years’ imprisonment Violations #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Harassment Soukaina Amaadour 23 June 2025Escalating violations against imprisoned Sahrawi human rights defender El Hussein Amaadour and woman human rights defender Soukaina Amaadour Violations #Reprisals #Threats / Intimidation
Status: Harassment Radio Cholollan 15 April 2025New intimidating messages against woman human rights defender Miryam Vargas Teutle Violations #Smear Campaign #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Status: Harassment Frente de Pueblos en Defensa de la Tierra y el Agua - Morelos, Puebla y Tlaxcala 15 April 2025New intimidating messages against woman human rights defender Miryam Vargas Teutle Violations #Smear Campaign #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Status: Harassment Miryam Vargas Teutle 15 April 2025New intimidating messages against woman human rights defender Miryam Vargas Teutle Violations #Smear Campaign #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
