June 19, 2026
United Nations, has said that preliminary data indicates that no fewer than 950 human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were killed or forcibly disappeared worldwide in 2025.
The figure was contained in the latest global dataset documenting attacks on rights defenders titled: “Human Rights Count.”
It was published by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR.
According to the data, one human rights defender, journalist, or trade unionist is killed or disappeared every 10 hours.
