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: Raid Sammi Deen Baloch 30 June 2026The home of woman human rights defender Sammi Deen Baloch was raided by security forces raising serious concern for her safety Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Raid / Break-in / Theft #Threats / Intimidation 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: Defamation Rani Yan Yan 29 April 2026Bangladesh: Intimidation and False Accusations Against Woman Human Rights Defender Rani Yan Yan Violations #Defamation #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Family member disappeared Fozia Baloch 23 April 2026Woman human rights defender Fozia Baloch’s brother forcibly disappeared in Karachi Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Reprisals #Arbitrary detention #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Released Yu Wensheng 14 April 2026Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng released after completing sentence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China
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: Sentenced Hadi Ali Chattha 30 January 2026Pakistan: Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha sentenced to 17 years imprisonment Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Sentenced Imaan Mazari 30 January 2026Pakistan: Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha sentenced to 17 years imprisonment Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Arrested Imaan Mazari 23 January 2026Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha violently arrested despite court order Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
