Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the paediatrician and former director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, is now facing what his lawyer describes…
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Over the past two months, Sahrawi human rights defenders in occupied Western Sahara have faced an escalating campaign of sieges,…
Three cases from Pakistan this month underline the same pattern: human rights defenders who report on state repression, or who…
Across India, human rights defenders, journalists, and labour activists are facing an escalating pattern of arbitrary detention, torture, and judicial…
In Nicaragua, indigenous human rights defenders continue to face arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture, and death in state custody, with…
In Tunisia, authorities are systematically using criminal law to silence human rights defenders, judges, journalists, and civil society organisations, with…
Recent alerts received highlight a deeply concerning pattern of arbitrary detention, attacks, and judicial persecution targeting journalists and human rights…
In recent months, a troubling pattern has emerged in Ecuador, in fact a series of alerts received by ProtectDefenders.eu paint…
Recent alerts received highlight a continued pattern of judicial harassment and pressure on human rights defenders, lawyers, and professional associations…
In August 2025, the response to a wave of mass protests triggered by the government’s decision to increase parliamentary allowances…
