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Turkey detains six human rights defenders ahead of NATO
Six members of Turkey's Human Rights Association remain in detention and face trial in September and October 2026.
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Togo rights lawyer's office raided, data
Unidentified individuals broke into the office of Togolese human rights lawyer Assiom K. Bokodjin in May 2026, stealing computers containing sensitive case files. Over three months later, an investigation has yielded no results, prompting rights groups to warn of impunity and demand state protection for defenders.
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Human Rights Watch warns of criminalization
Human Rights Watch warns that governments are increasingly criminalizing environmental defenders and calls for stronger protections, citing violence in
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SOS-Defenders 2025 report details censorship
A new report documents 60 arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders across 14 countries in 2025, with journalists most targeted.