Status: Abducted Dr. Sarah Bireete 2 July 2026Abduction, repeated raids and ongoing surveillance of woman human rights defender Dr. Sarah Bireete Violations #Reprisals #Surveillance #Other Harassment #Raid / Break-in / Theft Location #Region: Africa #Uganda
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: 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: Summoned to serve prison sentence Motahareh Gounei 18 December 2025Motahareh Gounei summoned to serve prison sentence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Judicial harassment Leonidas Iza Salazar 12 September 2025Criminalisation of indigenous leader Leonidas Iza following indigenous justice process Violations #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance Location #Region: Americas #Ecuador
Status: Harassment Ahmed Douma 31 July 2025Relentless harassment and judicial persecution of Ahmed Douma Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Other Harassment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Egypt
Status: Case Dismissed Frente de Defensa Salvemos Chaparrí 14 April 2025Judge dismisses the criminal case of environmental defenders protecting Chaparrí Violations #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Other Harassment #Physical Attack Location #Region: Americas #Peru
Status: Released Mohammad Habibi 20 February 2025Mohammad Habibi released from prison Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack Location #Iran
Status: Killed Father Marcelo Pérez Pérez 1 November 2024Killing of indigenous priest Marcelo Pérez Pérez Violations #Surveillance #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Status: Surveillance Yevhenii Shulhat 12 April 2024Yevhenii Shulhat targeted with surveillance and pressure to conscribe to the military Violations #Surveillance #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Ukraine
Status: House Arrest Zola Ferreira Bambi 15 January 2024Human Rights Lawyer Zola Ferreira Bambi unlawfully placed under “house arrest” Violations #Verbal Abuse #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Africa #Angola
