human rights defender
Himanshu Thakur
Actions and Campaigns
Himanshu Thakur
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Urgent support needed
Trail Monitoring
HRD's year of birth
2002
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Academic
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Labour rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
In prison (pre-trial)
HRD's bio and work
Himanshu is a MA History graduate from Delhi University. Himanshu is a student activist who contested in the 2023 DU Student Union Elections as a presidential candidate. On campus and outside, he has consistently raised the issue of proper educational facilities and employment opportunities, women’s rights, campus democracy and other issues.
Detained since
Apr 18, 2026
Charge(s)
- Creating disturbances
- Damage to public property
Latitude: 28.411695744227075
Longitude: 77.55417681253584
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Luksar Jail, Kasna, Uttar Pradesh
Location of detention - Facility
Luksar Jail, Kasna, Uttar Pradesh
Recent case update / evolution
On 30 April 2026, he was produced before the Judicial Magistrate, where he was remanded to Judicial Custody.
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- Country(ies) of nationality
- HRD's year of birth
- 2002
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- Academic
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Labour rights
- HRD's Picture
- HRD's bio and work
Himanshu is a MA History graduate from Delhi University. Himanshu is a student activist who contested in the 2023 DU Student Union Elections as a presidential candidate. On campus and outside, he has consistently raised the issue of proper educational facilities and employment opportunities, women’s rights, campus democracy and other issues.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Luksar Jail, Kasna, Uttar Pradesh
- Location of detention - Facility
- Luksar Jail, Kasna, Uttar Pradesh
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 28.411695744227075
Longitude: 77.55417681253584
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Apr 18, 2026
- Current Status
- In prison (pre-trial)
- Charge(s)
- Creating disturbances
- Damage to public property
- Recent case update / evolution
On 30 April 2026, he was produced before the Judicial Magistrate, where he was remanded to Judicial Custody.
- Protection actions and campaigns
- Urgent support needed
Trail Monitoring
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