HRDs detained by type8 Social and community leader 39 NGO member 18 Journalist/Blogger 17 10 Trade union leader Artist 8 Lawyer 7 Whistle blower 4 Academic 3 Peasant leader 2 Other 2 HRDs detained by thematic area of engagement9 63 Civil and political rights Economic, social and cultural rights 23 Women’s rights 21 17 Environmental rights Labour rights Fight against impunity 5 Fight against corruption 4 Land rights 4 Children’s rights 3 Migrants / refugees / internally displaced persons’ rights 3 Indigenous peoples’ rights 1 Minorities’rights 1 Other 8. Some HRDs fit into more than one category. 9. Some HRDs are engaged in more than one area. 10 9 3