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Bilal Ghauri
Oct 20, 2026
Oct 20, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
    • Pakistan
    Pakistan detains journalist Muhammad Bilal Ghauri over commentary on security appointment
    Oct 20, 2026
    Oct 22, 2026
    CAMPAIGN
    Alert
    • Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
    • Pakistan
    • Asia: Southern Asia
      Afzal Shah Khamosh
      Oct 20, 2026
      Oct 20, 2026
      HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Pakistan
        Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR)
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        PARTNER
        • Thailand
        Website
        • Asia: South-eastern Asia
        Kamal Isayev
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 19, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Rail Abbasov
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 20, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Rail Abbasov - Demand Rights at COP
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 20, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Fazil Gasimov’s profile on the Demand Ri...
        • Demand Rights at COP
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Emin Ibrahimov
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Emin Ibrahimov | Former diplomat imprisoned for protesting human rights violations and criticizing the government.
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Emin Ibrahimov | Former diplomat impriso...
        • Campaign to End Repression in Azerbaijan
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Elvin Mustafayev
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Aykhan Israfilov
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Zahiraddin Ibrahimov
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Azerbaijan Expands Crackdown on Activists in Exile
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijan Expands Crackdown on Activist...
        • Human Rights Watch (HRW)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Ahmad Mukhtar
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 22, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Shamshad Agha
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 22, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Azerbaijan jails 21st journalist in 15 months amid intensifying media crackdown
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijan jails 21st journalist in 15 m...
        • Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Nurlan Libre (Gahramanli)
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 22, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Fatima Movlamli
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 22, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Azerbaijan’s Imprisoned Women Journalists
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijan’s Imprisoned Women Journalist...
        • Human Rights Watch (HRW)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Azerbaijan arrests 2 more journalists in Meydan TV case
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijan arrests 2 more journalists in...
        • Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Aysel Umudova
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 22, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Natig Javadli
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 22, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Khayala Aghayeva
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 22, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Aynur Elgunesh (Gambarova)
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 22, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Ramin Deko (Jabrayilzade)
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 22, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Azerbaijan brings new charges against Meydan TV, arrests another journalist
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijan brings new charges against Me...
        • Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Aserbaidschan: Inhaftierte brauchen dringend medizinische Versorgung
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Aserbaidschan: Inhaftierte brauchen drin...
        • Amnesty International
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Azerbaijani authorities detain at least 6 journalists on currency smuggling charges
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijani authorities detain at least ...
        • Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Shamo Eminov
        Oct 16, 2026
        Oct 22, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Aziz Orujov
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Azerbaijani authorities charge Kanal 13 journalists Aziz Orujov and Shamo Eminov over alleged foreign donor money, order channel blocked
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijani authorities charge Kanal 13 ...
        • Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Azerbaijan sentences Kanal 13 director Aziz Orujov to 2 years in prison
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijan sentences Kanal 13 director A...
        • Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Fazil Gasimov
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 20, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Fazil Gasimov - Demand Rights at COP
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 20, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Fazil Gasimov’s profile on the Demand Ri...
        • Demand Rights at COP
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Ahmad Mammadli
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Azerbaijani journalist Ahmad Mammadli sentenced to 6 years in prison
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 20, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijani journalist Ahmad Mammadli se...
        • Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Farid Mehralizada
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Hafiz Babali
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Elnara Gasimova
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Nargiz Absalamova
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Azerbaijan: Up to nine years in prison for Sevinj Vagifgizi and her colleagues, RSF condemns outrageous sentencing
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijan: Up to nine years in prison f...
        • Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Nargiz Absalamova, Hafiz Babali, and Elnara Gasimova of Abzas Media detained on money smuggling charges
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 20, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Nargiz Absalamova, Hafiz Babali, and Eln...
        • Front Line Defenders
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Sevinc Vagifgizi (Abbasova)
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 16, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        “Flood them with fans”: RSF launches solidarity campaign together with exiled Azerbaijani organizations for imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Sevinj Vagifgizi and other reporters
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        “Flood them with fans”: RSF launches sol...
        • Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        October 16, 2025: Ali Zeynal Reportedly Allowed Only Glass-Barrier Meeting with Family
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        October 16, 2025: Ali Zeynal Reportedly ...
        • The Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Ali Zeynalov
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Ilkin Amrahov
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Ramil Babayev
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Elmir Abbasov
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Farid Ismayilov
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Mushfig Jabbar
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        • Azerbaijan
        Azerbaijan: outrageous sentences of up to 15 years’ imprisonment in the Toplum TV case
        Oct 15, 2026
        Oct 15, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Azerbaijan: outrageous sentences of up t...
        • European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
        • Azerbaijan
        • Asia: Western Asia
        • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
        Claudia Magali Munguía Matamoros
        Oct 14, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Asociación Memoria y Justicia por Nicaragua (AMJ)
        • Nicaragua
        Thelma del Rosario Montenegro Centeno
        Oct 14, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Asociación Memoria y Justicia por Nicaragua (AMJ)
        • Nicaragua
        María Dolores Gónzalez Martínez
        Oct 14, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Asociación Memoria y Justicia por Nicaragua (AMJ)
        • Nicaragua
        Carlos Ramón Brenes Sanchez
        Oct 14, 2026
        Oct 21, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Asociación Memoria y Justicia por Nicaragua (AMJ)
        • Nicaragua
        Carlos Ramón Brenes Sánchez - Nicas Libres Ya
        Oct 14, 2026
        Oct 14, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Link
        • Nicas Libres Ya
        • Nicaragua
        • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
        • Asociación Memoria y Justicia por Nicaragua (AMJ)
        Mozhda Uzbek
        Oct 8, 2026
        Oct 9, 2026
        HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
        • Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization (ADDO)
        • Afghanistan
        Demand the immediate release of Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha
        Oct 8, 2026
        Oct 8, 2026
        CAMPAIGN
        Petition
        • Amnesty International
        • Pakistan
        • Asia: Southern Asia
          UN experts call for immediate release of lawyers Mazari-Hazir and Chattha
          Oct 8, 2026
          Oct 8, 2026
          CAMPAIGN
          Official Letters and Statements
          • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
          • UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers
          • UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
          • UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
          • UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
          • Pakistan
          • Asia: Southern Asia
            End the Cycle of Judicial Harassment Against Human Rights Lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha
            Oct 8, 2026
            Oct 8, 2026
            CAMPAIGN
            Joint statement
            • Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
            • Pakistan
            • Asia: Southern Asia
              La Voix des Sans Voix pour les Droits de l’Homme (VSV)
              Oct 1, 2026
              Oct 2, 2026
              PARTNER
              • Democratic Republic of the Congo
              Website
              • Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
              Soufien Boukedi
              Sep 30, 2026
              Sep 30, 2026
              HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
              • Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms (IARF)
              • Tunisia
              Mohamed Yousfi
              Sep 30, 2026
              Sep 30, 2026
              HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
              • Intersection Association for Rights and Freedoms (IARF)
              • Tunisia
              End the cycle of detention and judicial harassment of lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha
              Sep 30, 2026
              Oct 23, 2026
              CAMPAIGN
              Statements
              • Alliance for Lawyers at Risk (ALR)
              • Article 19
              • Front Line Defenders
              • International Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL)
              • International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
              • International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
              • International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
              • International Observatory for Lawyers at Risk (OIAD)
              • Lawyers for Lawyers
              • The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH)
              • World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
              • Pakistan
              • Asia: Southern Asia
                PECH Pisit
                Sep 30, 2026
                Sep 30, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
                • Cambodia
                Libertad para Ruth
                Sep 28, 2026
                Sep 28, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Website
                • American Bar Association (ABA)
                • Amnesty International
                • Cristosal
                • Human Rights Watch (HRW)
                • Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
                • El Salvador
                • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
                • Cristosal
                Collectif des Associations Contre l'Impunité au Togo (CACIT)
                Sep 25, 2026
                Oct 12, 2026
                PARTNER
                • Togo
                Website
                • Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa
                Comité des Familiares de Victimas de los Sucesos de Febrero-Marzo de 1989 (COFAVIC)
                Sep 25, 2026
                Sep 25, 2026
                PARTNER
                • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
                Website
                • Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
                Tuğba Kahraman
                Sep 23, 2026
                Oct 12, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Human Rights Association (İHD)
                • Turkey
                Naji Fateel
                Sep 22, 2026
                Oct 23, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
                • The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH)
                • Bahrain
                Bahrain: Human rights defender Naji Fateel re-arrested
                Sep 22, 2026
                Sep 22, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Link
                • Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
                • Bahrain
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
                Bahrain: Arbitrary re-arrest and detention of human rights defender Naji Fateel
                Sep 22, 2026
                Oct 23, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Link
                • The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH)
                • Bahrain
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH)
                Abdallah Toubali
                Sep 21, 2026
                Oct 21, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA)
                • Morocco
                Mahammad Kekalov
                Sep 20, 2026
                Oct 15, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Azerbaijan: Crackdown on Independent Media
                Sep 20, 2026
                Sep 20, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Azerbaijan: Crackdown on Independent Med...
                • Human Rights Watch (HRW)
                • Azerbaijan
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                Bakhtiyar Hajiyev
                Sep 20, 2026
                Oct 15, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Ilhamiz Guliyev
                Sep 20, 2026
                Oct 21, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Azerbaijani Opposition Leader Convicted on Bogus Charges
                Sep 20, 2026
                Sep 20, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Azerbaijani Opposition Leader Convicted ...
                • Human Rights Watch (HRW)
                • Azerbaijan
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                Igbal Abilov
                Sep 20, 2026
                Oct 15, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Bahruz Samadov
                Sep 20, 2026
                Oct 21, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Release student Bahruz Samadov, wrongfully imprisoned for over a year and a half
                Sep 20, 2026
                Sep 20, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Release student Bahruz Samadov, wrongful...
                • Scholars at Risk
                • Azerbaijan
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                Zamin Zaki
                Sep 20, 2026
                Oct 23, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Asaf Ahmadov
                Sep 20, 2026
                Oct 15, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Zabil Gahramanov
                Sep 20, 2026
                Oct 22, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Imran Aliyev
                Sep 20, 2026
                Oct 23, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Anar Abdullayev
                Sep 19, 2026
                Oct 21, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Mohyaddin Orujov
                Sep 19, 2026
                Oct 21, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Bashir Suleymanli
                Sep 19, 2026
                Oct 22, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Namizad Safarov
                Sep 19, 2026
                Oct 15, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Ulvi Hasanli
                Sep 19, 2026
                Oct 15, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Alasgar Mammadli
                Sep 19, 2026
                Oct 20, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Houssin Zaoui
                Sep 18, 2026
                Oct 21, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA)
                • Morocco
                Hussein Bashir Amhdour
                Sep 18, 2026
                Oct 21, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA)
                • Morocco
                Rufat Safarov
                Sep 18, 2026
                Oct 15, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Rights Defender Sentenced to 8 Years in Azerbaijan
                Sep 18, 2026
                Sep 18, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Rights Defender Sentenced to 8 Years in ...
                • Human Rights Watch (HRW)
                • Azerbaijan
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                Afiyaddin Mammadov
                Sep 18, 2026
                Oct 20, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Anar Mammadli
                Sep 18, 2026
                Oct 21, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Ulviyya Guliyeva (Ali)
                Sep 18, 2026
                Oct 22, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Mammad Alpay
                Sep 18, 2026
                Oct 22, 2026
                HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                • Azerbaijan
                Azerbaijan: Lengthy sentences for Anar Mammadli and other independent voices point to the shocking scale of the crackdown on dissent
                Sep 18, 2026
                Sep 28, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Azerbaijan: Lengthy sentences for Anar M...
                • Amnesty International
                • Azerbaijan
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                Azerbaijan's authorities should release activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and give him full access to medical care
                Sep 18, 2026
                Sep 18, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Azerbaijan's authorities should release ...
                • Council of Europe
                • Azerbaijan
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                Release academic Igbal Abilov, wrongfully imprisoned for one year
                Sep 18, 2026
                Sep 18, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Release academic Igbal Abilov, wrongfull...
                • Scholars at Risk
                • Azerbaijan
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                Azerbaijan: Release Politically Detained Human Right Lawyer
                Sep 18, 2026
                Sep 18, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Azerbaijan: Release Politically Detained...
                • Norwegian Helsinki Committee
                • Azerbaijan
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                Lawyer Namizad Safarov Detained in Azerbaijan
                Sep 18, 2026
                Sep 18, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Lawyer Namizad Safarov Detained in Azerb...
                • Institute for Human Rights
                • Azerbaijan
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                Azerbaijan: Free jailed union leaders now
                Sep 18, 2026
                Sep 18, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Azerbaijan: Free jailed union leaders no...
                • Labourstart
                • Azerbaijan
                • Asia: Western Asia
                • Independent Lawyers Network (ILN)
                Release convicted human rights lawyers
                Sep 18, 2026
                Sep 18, 2026
                CAMPAIGN
                Urgent Action
                • Amnesty International
                • Pakistan
                • Asia: Southern Asia
                  Release convicted human rights lawyers: Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatta
                  Sep 18, 2026
                  Sep 18, 2026
                  CAMPAIGN
                  Further Information
                  • Amnesty International
                  • Pakistan
                  • Asia: Southern Asia
                    Salman Akhlaqi
                    Sep 17, 2026
                    Sep 22, 2026
                    HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                    • Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization (ADDO)
                    • Afghanistan
                    Khadija Ahmad Zada
                    Sep 17, 2026
                    Sep 22, 2026
                    HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                    • Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization (ADDO)
                    • Afghanistan
                    Nawedullah Fetrat
                    Sep 17, 2026
                    Sep 22, 2026
                    HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                    • Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization (ADDO)
                    • Afghanistan
                    Ehsan Sadat
                    Sep 17, 2026
                    Sep 22, 2026
                    HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
                    • Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization (ADDO)
                    • Afghanistan
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