The ProtectDefenders.eu Index of Alerts
Human rights defenders are increasingly targeted because of their work to defend Human Rights. The ProtectDefenders.eu Index is a monitoring tool contributing to the mapping of violations committed towards human rights defenders to illustrate the scale of the crackdown and pressure that they face worldwide.
This Index is fed by public alerts provided by ProtectDefenders.eu partners and is based on verified information. However, the list of alerts can not be taken as complete nor exhaustive in any way. Real figures are much higher and many alerts and attacks still go unreported. Moreover, this tool does not compile alerts on EU countries.
The information in this tool is illustrative and indicative of the scope of the threats and attacks against individuals acting in defence of human rights. The content of this tool does not reflect the official opinion of ProtectDefenders.eu. Neither ProtectDefenders.eu nor any of its partners may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Main figures (Provisional counter)
Sources: compilation of public alerts on individual attacks reported by FIDH, OMCT, RSF, and Front Line Defenders © 2020 PROTECTDEFENDERS.EU
year | region | country | wdt_ID | dateyyyymmdd | name | partner | alert | natureofthealert | subcategoryofalert | identityofdefendernonexclusive | identityofdefender2 | profileofdefender | profileofdefender2 | fieldofaction | specificfieldofaction | organisationifapplicable | links | followup | regioncountry | contador |
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2.020 | Middle East and North Africa | Egypt | 1 | 19/06/2020 | Ahmed Amasha | Front Line Defenders | Physical violence | Enforced disappearance | Enforced disappearance | None | None | NGO/ Grassroots group member | Activist | Civil and Political Rights | Impunity / Justice | League for Families of the Disappeared | https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/dr-ahmed-amasha-tortured-detention#case-update-id-5320 | Middle East and North Africa/Egypt | 1 | |
2.020 | Middle East and North Africa | Algeria | 2 | 14/06/2020 | Mohad Gasmi | Front Line Defenders | Repression | Detention | Arbitrary detention or arrest | None | None | Activist | NGO/ Grassroots group member | Economic, Social & Cultural Rights | None | Unemployed Movement | https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/human-rights-defender-mohad-gasmi-preventive-detention | Middle East and North Africa/Algeria | 1 | |
2.020 | Americas | Cuba | 3 | 19/06/2020 | Maykel Castillo Perez | Front Line Defenders | Physical violence | Detention | Physically | None | None | Activist | Artist | Economic, Social & Cultural Rights | Freedom of expression | #NoAlDecreto349 | https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/maykel-castillo-perez | Americas/Cuba | 1 | |
2.020 | Americas | Cuba | 4 | 19/06/2020 | Anamely Ramos | Front Line Defenders | Repression | Detention | Arbitrary detention or arrest | Woman | None | Researcher (Academic) | Activist | Economic, Social & Cultural Rights | Freedom of expression | ‘SIN 349’ | https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/anamely-ramos-gonzalez | Americas/Cuba | 1 | |
2.020 | Americas | Cuba | 5 | 19/06/2020 | Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara | Front Line Defenders | Physical violence | Detention | Physically | None | None | Artist | Activist | Economic, Social & Cultural Rights | Freedom of expression | San Isidro Movement | https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/luis-manuel-otero-alcantara | Americas/Cuba | 1 | |
2.020 | Europe and Central Asia | Turkey | 6 | 18/06/2020 | Eren Keskin | Front Line Defenders | Repression | Violation of privacy and property | Housebreaking / violation of domicile | Woman | None | NGO/ Grassroots group member | Activist | Civil and Political Rights | Good governance and anticorruption | (İHD-Human Rights Association | https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/eren-keskin | Europe and Central Asia/Turkey | 1 | |
2.020 | Americas | Mexico | 7 | 17/06/2020 | Soledad Jarquín | Front Line Defenders | Intimidation / Threats | Threats or Harassment | Detention | Woman | None | Journalist | Activist | Civil and Political Rights | Women‘s rights / Gender | Las Caracolas | https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/soledad-jarquin | Americas/Mexico | 1 | |
2.020 | Asia & the Pacific | China | 8 | 17/06/2020 | Yu Wensheng 余文生 | Front Line Defenders | Judicial abuses | Judicial Harassment | Sentencing | None | None | Lawyer | None | Civil and Political Rights | Impunity / Justice | https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/yu-wensheng-detained-and-charged-disrupting-public-service | Asia & the Pacific/China | 1 | ||
2.020 | Asia & the Pacific | Vietnam | 9 | 12/06/2020 | Le Huu Minh Tuan | Front Line Defenders | Repression | Detention | Detention | None | None | Journalist | Activist | Civil and Political Rights | Freedom of expression | IJAVN | https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/le-huu-minh-tuan | Asia & the Pacific/Vietnam | 1 | |
2.020 | Asia & the Pacific | Iran | 10 | 16/06/2020 | Payam Derafshan | Observatory | Physical violence | Enforced disappearance | Enforced disappearance | None | None | Lawyer | Activist | Civil and Political Rights | Impunity / Justice | League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) | https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/human-rights-defenders/iran-enforced-disappearance-of-payam-derafshan-and-continuing | Asia & the Pacific/Iran | 1 |
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Advocacy
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