Frontline Defenders Global Analysis: 358 HRDs Killed in 35 Countries

Front Line Defenders launched its Global Analysis on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) at risk around the world. The report details the variety of risks, threats and attacks faced by HRDs around the world, and examples of HRDs continuing to defend and advance the rights of their communities and societies despite threats to their lives.

The Global Analysis includes data on the killings of HRDs produced by the HRD Memorial1, which documented 358 HRDs killed in 35 countries in 2021. The HRD Memorial is a collective initiative of human rights organisations working to collect and verify data on the killings of human rights defenders each year. The HRD Memorial Report profiles some of the HRDs who were killed and analyses key trends in lethal attacks last year.